A motorcyclist died after an impaired driver crashed his vehicle into him in the 5500 block of Hixson Pike on Friday morning. That driver is now in custody.
Harrison RogersPhillip Hutton, 31, was riding his motorcycle northbound on Hixson Pike just after 8 a.m. when Harrison S. Rogers, 28, who was driving in the opposite direction, veered into his lane, according to a Chattanooga police news release.
Rogers collided with Hutton, throwing him from the motorcycle. Hutton was taken to a local hospital where he later died, the news release states.
Witnesses told investigators they saw Rogers driving erratically and veering into oncoming traffic. Investigators also noticed Rogers showed signs of impairment.
He was taken to the Hamilton County Jail where a blood draw was done, resulting in several charges, according to the news release.