Crime & Safety
Crash Kills Hermitage Motorcyclist
Police said a 23-year-old motorcyclist hit a pickup making a U-turn on Bell Road Saturday.
HERMITAGE, TN — A 23-year-old motorcyclist died in a crash on Bell Road near Stewart's Ferry Pike Saturday, according to police.
Investigators said the motorcyclist, who was not carrying identification, was driving recklessly, passing other vehicles on the right in the bicycle lane.
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The motorcyclist hit a pick-up truck that was making a U-turn Saturday afternoon. The motorcyclist died on the scene. The driver of the pick-up truck was not injured. Crash investigators said his U-turn was legal.
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