Motorcyclist dies in accident involving Tenn. patrol officer

April 24, 2016 at 3:58 p.m. | Updated April 24, 2016 at 4:00 p.m.

by Associated Press

Tennessee State Highway Patrol Trooper Wade Clepper enters an ID and works up a report after making a surprise safety inspection at the Monteagle weigh station on I-24 East on October 1, 2015. Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Tennessee State Highway Patrol Trooper Wade Clepper enters an ID and works up a report after making a surprise safety inspection at the Monteagle weigh station on I-24 East on October 1, 2015. Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press.

HALETOWN, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Highway Patrol says an accident involving a patrol officer on Interstate 24 has left a motorcyclist dead.

Lt. John Harmon tells media outlets that the motorcycle and highway patrol car collided Saturday afternoon along I-24 near Haletown in Marion County.

Harmon says the identity of the motorcycle driver is being withheld pending notification of relatives. No one else was injured.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating.

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