Motorcycle Race Ends in Death; 2 Others Injured in Passing Car
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By Josh Smith
Anchor / WJHL
Published: July 7, 2008
A high speed motorcycle race on a rural Tri-Cities road ended in the death of one of the racers and the injury of two women in a passing car.
According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the bikes were racing and weaving in and out of traffic on Highway 321 just outside Greeneville about 8:30 p.m. Sunday.
The driver of a 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle was identified by the THP as 43 year-old Eric Jennings. He lost control of his motorcycle and slid into the path of an on-coming station wagon, police said.
Jennings was killed. Two women in the station wagon were injured.
No charges were filed.
News Channel 11 asked about the other motorcycle rider who wasn’t injured. So far, no information was available from the THP.
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Posted by ( brownrxmd ) on July 07, 2008 at 5:45 pm
the graphic leading this story is inverted, metzler is spelled relztem. All motorists make bad judgement calls. I’ve seen quite a few very good riders get hurt, two get killed. It’s a shame to hear about anyone having a accident and dying. I ride thousands of miles a year and I’ve been very fortunate.
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Posted by ( Senior Lady ) on July 07, 2008 at 4:39 pm
My two friends and I were scared to death when 3 motorcycles passed us at extremely high speeds. I was in the right lane and one passed me on the shoulder as the other two passed on the left. I think they all had a death wish.
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Posted by ( lilbeckster3 ) on July 07, 2008 at 1:42 pm
what in the world is that suposed to mean
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Posted by ( kerdan93 ) on July 07, 2008 at 12:05 pm
This gives all the motorcyclist’s that are obeying the law a bad time, cause you know now that police are going to be watching all motorcycle riders.
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Posted by ( Navin Johnson ) on July 07, 2008 at 8:27 am
It’s called “thinning the herd”. You can’t fix stupid.
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