The motorcyclist killed early Saturday morning on I-24 near Old Hickory Boulevard in Joelton is tentatively identified as a 61-year-old Nashville man. The Medical Examiner will work with his family to make positive identification.
Officers responded to the crash at 2:30 a.m. and found the motorcyclist deceased at the scene. The preliminary investigation shows that he was riding his 1997 Harley Davidson east on I-24 in a heavy rain storm when, for reasons unknown, he lost control of the motorcycle.
Roadway evidence shows that after the crash, he may have also been struck by passing motorists who did not remain at the scene. Fatal crash investigators are asking anyone with information about this crash to call the Department of Emergency Communications at 615-862-8600.The investigation continues.