Motorcyclist Killed in Saturday Night Crash on Thompson Lane

Motorcyclist Killed in Saturday Night Crash on Thompson Lane
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A motorcyclist has died following Saturday’s 10:30 p.m. crash on Thompson Lane at Nolensville Pike. The preliminary investigation indicates Benjamin Cowherd, 35, of Nashville, was driving his Honda VTX motorcycle in the left eastbound lane of Thompson Lane when he was struck by a Saturn Aura making a left turn at the intersection of Nolensville Pike.

Cowherd was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he died.

There were no signs of impairment on part of either driver at the scene.

The driver of the Saturn, Carlos Rafael Paz, 19, was charged for driving without a license and no insurance.

Original source can be found here.



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