CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW)-Three people were injured in a crash between a motorcyclist and a car on Warfield Boulevard (Hwy 374) near Raleigh Court at about 2:42 p.m. Sunday.
The motorcyclist, 25-year-old Lawrence J. McClung of Clarksville, was LifeFlighted to Vanderbilt Medical Center and is listed in critical condition.
The driver of the Saturn SL1 was Wesley V. Cothern, 56, of Clarksville. Cothern has been treated and released from Tennova Hospital. The Saturn passenger, Phyllis L. Fox, 50, of Clarksville, is still in treatment at Tennova hospital at this time.
Westbound lanes were blocked for approximately two hours.
Witnesses stated the motorcycle was travelling at an extremely high rate of speed at the time of the crash. The impact was so severe that one of the wheels was knocked off the car. Anyone with information about this crash is asked to contact Officer Van Beber at 931-648-0656, ext. 5486.