CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A 33-year-old man was killed in a crash involving a motorcycle in Clarksville Saturday night.
The crash happened at the intersection of Golf Club Lane and Memorial Drive around 7:20 p.m. on Nov. 2.
The Clarksville Police Department reported a motorcyclist, 33-year-old Toby Moseler, was taken to Tennova Healthcare and was pronounced dead a short time later.
The crash was initially reported as involving two motorcycles but was later corrected to one motorcycle and a vehicle, according to Clarksville police.
Tennessee’s roads are dangerous for people on motorcycles.
According to a dashboard from the Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security and the Tennessee Integrated Traffic Analysis Network, 2024 has already seen a higher total number of crashes than 2019.
One area that has seen a fair share of crashes has been Clarksville. Police data showed that officers have responded to 159 motorcycle crashes in the last year — 11 people died.
“A lot of these cases, though, do involve speeding on one side or the other, whether it’s motorcycles or the person in the in the motor vehicle,” Scott Beaubien, the public information officer for the Clarksville Police Department, said.
In light of the data, the department has focused on enforcement efforts, including issuing 774 speeding citations and 755 written warnings within the past three months. Authorities have also urged people to slow down.