Odessa man dies days after head-on motorcycle crash in Ector County
A 43-year-old Odessa man died Wednesday following a two-vehicle collision between a Dodge Challenger and a motorcycle in Ector County.
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A 43-year-old Odessa man died Wednesday following a two-vehicle collision between a Dodge Challenger and a motorcycle in Ector County.

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