HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – 47-year-old Derrick Johnson was killed in an accident Saturday afternoon after falling off his motorcycle before a collision.
A collision report from the Christian County Sheriff’s Office says a vehicle was stopped on Canton Pike near the intersection of Highway 272 and Highway 164 when a motorcycle hit them from behind.
Moments before striking the vehicle, the motorist was ejected onto the roadway while attempting to avoid the car. The bike continued to travel, hitting the stopped car, according to the collision report. EMS attempted to perform life saving measures, but the man was pronounced dead on the scene. The three occupants of the car were uninjured.
Deputies used skid marks on the road to determine that the motorcycle was traveling at a high rate of speed at the time of accident.
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