The motorcyclist killed Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. on Dickerson Pike at Whites Creek Pike is identified as Napolin Middlebrooks Jr., 25, of Westchester Drive.
The preliminary investigation shows that Middlebrooks was riding a 2005 Kawasaki motorcycle south on Dickerson Pike when he collided with a northbound.
2003 Dodge Ram pickup truck pulling a trailer that was turning left onto Whites Creek Pike. According to witnesses, Middlebrooks was traveling at a high rate of speed when he struck the rear of the trailer. Middlebrooks, who was wearing a helmet, died at the scene.
The driver of the pickup truck, Tommy Springer Jr., 60, of Clarksville was not injured. There was no evidence of impairment on the part of Springer.
The preliminary contributing factor to this fatal crash appears to be speeding on the part of Middlebrooks. Upon completion, the crash investigation will be forwarded to the District Attorney’s Office for review.