One person died and another was airlifted in a motorcycle crash Labor Day on Highway 70 at the intersection with Snow Hill Road near Bert Driver Nursery.
Dead is 60 year old Nancy L. Pipers of Portland. She was a passenger of a 2008 Suzuki motorcycle operated by 56 year old Garry L. Midgett of Westmoreland, who was seriously injured.
According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Midgett was traveling eastbound in the right hand lane of US Highway 70 as a 1996 Ford F350, driven by 57 year old James C. Wilkerson of Smithville was turning left from Highway 70 onto the Snow Hill Road. The truck, which was pulling a trailer with a lawnmower on board, crossed into the path of the motorcycle. The bike struck the trailer as it was turning. Pipers succumbed to her injuries at the scene.
The THP reports that both Midgett and Pipers were wearing their safety helmets and Wilkerson was wearing his seat belt. Wilkerson was not injured but was cited for failure to yield to the right of way.
The crash was investigated by Trooper Chris Delong of the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
Members of the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department and Sheriff’s Department were on the scene.
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