One person was killed Monday morning in a crash that closed Highway 46 to traffic in both directions in Dickson County.
Lewis Newcomb Jr., 36, of Antioch was killed in the crash, THP reported. Newcomb was wearing his helmet at the time of the incident.
Newcomb was traveling north on State Route 46 South on his motorcycle around 5 a.m. when a vehicle making a left turn onto the highway from Abiff Road failed to yield right of way, THP stated in its report.
The vehicle s driver, a 54-year-old man from Burns, Tennessee, suffered minor injuries.
A witness at the scene said Newcomb s motorcycle passed their vehicle in the turning lane at a very high rate of speed prior to the crash, according to the report.