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Motorcyclist killed after losing control on icy I-35 near West

A motorcyclist riding south on I-35 Thursday morning lost control and crashed after hitting a patch of ice.

MCLENNAN COUNTY, Texas — The icy conditions on I-35 cost a man his life Thursday morning.

Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman, Sgt. Ryan Howard, said Cody Smith, 25, was riding south on his motorcycle near West when he hit a patch of ice and lost control.

Howard said a Chevrolet pickup truck then ran into the motorcycle.

Smith died at the scene.

The accident happened around 6:30 a.m. and backed up traffic until around 10 a.m.

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