A 28-year-old motorcyclist from Murfreesboro was killed Wednesday after colliding with a pickup truck on Old Hickory Boulevard in Nashville, according to police. The crash happened about 1:30 p.m., and the rider was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.
How the crash unfolded
Witnesses told investigators the rider steered onto the sidewalk to go around traffic, then crossed three lanes of oncoming traffic before returning to the westbound lanes of Old Hickory Boulevard. As he re-entered traffic, he struck the rear of a pickup truck that was stopped at a traffic light, according to WSMV.
Old Hickory’s safety record
Old Hickory Boulevard has been the scene of multiple…..