Clarksville NowWarmer weather means more motorcycles are on the road and motorists are being asked to slow down, stay alert, and look twice to help save a life. Submitted photo.
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Spring is here and, along with the warmer weather, that means a lot more motorcycles on the roads in Clarksville.
That will come with motorcycle wrecks, and there’s been a surge of them in recent weeks.
Here are motorcycle wreck statistics for the last three years, according to the Clarksville Police Department:
2021 so far: 18 crashes, 3 fatalities, 11 injuries.
2020: 137 crashes, 7 fatalities, 103 injuries.
2019: 112 crashes, 3 fatalities, 86 injuries.
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