CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A motorcyclist died after crashing on Tobacco Road overnight Friday.

At about 2:32 a.m. Saturday, friends of the man discovered the crash on Tobacco near Hadley Road, according to Clarksville Police spokesman Officer Scott Beaubien.

It appears the motorcyclist ran off the roadway and struck a utility pole, Beaubien said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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