Speeding Motorcyclist attempts to evade officer, leads to fatal crash on FM 1488

On Tuesday, February 24, 2026, around 11:20 a.m., a 6-year veteran of the Conroe Police Department was stopped alongside the road in the 1300 block of FM 1488. The officer was taking radar readings of passing vehicles to identify speeding vehicles.

The officer observed a motorcycle traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed and confirmed the vehicle to be in excess of the posted speed limit of 50 MPH.

The motorcycle driver reportedly accelerated past the officer and began evading the officer as the driver weaved through traffic at an increasing high rate of speed. The officer was able to enter the roadway and activate his emergency lights. As the motorcycle driver continued eastbound, he disregarded the red light at FM 1488 and Peoples Rd. The officer lost sight of the motorcycle soon after.

The officer continued eastbound looking for the motorcycle and observed that the motorcycle driver had been in a collision at the intersection of FM 1488 and Mansions Blvd. The motorcycle driver had been ejected from the motorcycle and had struck two other motor vehicles. The motorcycle driver suffered severe physical trauma. Conroe FD and EMS arrived shortly thereafter and assumed medical care. The motorcycle driver did not survive his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene. No other parties were injured in the collision.

The Conroe Police Traffic Reconstruction Unit responded to the scene and initiated their investigation into the crash. The initial investigation revealed that the motorcycle driver had continued eastbound on FM 1488, after beginning to evade the Conroe Police officer. The driver drove through the red light at FM 1488 and Peoples Rd. As he approached the intersection of FM 1488 and Mansions Blvd, the motorcycle driver attempted to disregard the red light by driving around stopped vehicles in the middle turning lane. Prior to entering the intersection of FM 1488 and Mansions Blvd, the motorcycle scraped against the center median at a high rate of speed.

The driver lost control and was ejected. The driver and motorcycle then skid across the intersection striking two other vehicles before coming to a stop.

The deceased driver was identified as 43-year-old John Malik of Spring, Texas.

Next of kin notification was made to immediate family at Malik’s residence in Spring, Texas.

This incident is still under investigation.

The Conroe Police Department and Chief Buckholtz extend sincere condolences and prayers to all individuals affected by this tragic incident.

Source: Conroe Police Department

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