12 News Now
June 2, 2015
A man is charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter after a motorcycle accident in Orange claimed the lives of two people.
The accident happened Sunday evening at the intersection of West Park Ave. and 12th Street.
According to police, a pickup heading west on West Park Ave. hit the back of a motorcycle. Both the driver and the passenger of the motorcycle died at the scene.
Orange police say the victims are Riley Portie, 54, and his wife Emily Portie, 50, both of Orange.
The driver of the pickup truck, Travis Collins, 29, also of Orange, was taken to Baptist Hospital in Orange for unknown injuries.
Police believe excessive speed and intoxication are factors in the crash. Collins has been charged with two counts of Intoxication Manslaughter. As of 8 a.m. Monday he has not been arraigned.