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Clarksville Police report Motorcyclist killed on Swift Drive this afternoon

Clarksville Police DepartmentClarksville, TN – On July 15th, 2012, around 1:37pm, a 2008 Yamaha motorcycle ridden by a 42 year old male was traveling north on Swift Drive after turning right off of McGraw Street.

According to a witness the rider accelerated on Swift Drive, leaned to negotiate a curve, lost control, went off the right side of the paved roadway into a yard at 957 Swift Drive, hit a cement culvert, causing the rider and motorcycle to go airborne.

The rider died at the scene. The lead investigator is Officer Evon Parkes.

Clarksville Police Officers examine the area where a Yamaha Motorcycle crashed killing the rider.
Clarksville Police Officers examine the area where a Yamaha Motorcycle crashed killing the rider.

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