CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Emergency personnel responded to two separate motorcycle crashes Sunday.
On Sunday around 3:39 p.m., officers responded to a crash with injuries that backed up traffic at an intersection for almost two hours. A Blue Pontiac Montana driven by a 73-year-old woman was traveling south on Ft Campbell Blvd. and began making a left turn onto Ashbury Rd. The Pontiac Montana failed to yield to a white Suzuki motorcycle being driven by a 22-year-old man, traveling North on Ft Campbell Blvd.
The motorcycle collided with the Pontiac Montana at the front passenger door.
The motorcycle rider was transported by LifeFlight to Vanderbilt with major injures and is listed in critical but stable condition as of early Monday morning. The woman was transported by ambulance to Tennova to be treated for her injuries and was released.
Charges are pending.
The second crash occurred around 5:32 p.m. A Ford Mustang driven by a 41-year-old woman was traveling east on Providence Blvd. when a Yamaha VTC motorcycle ridden by a 50-year-old man was traveling south on Beech St. and did not stop at the red light at the intersection of Beech St. and Providence Blvd.
The Ford Mustang collided with the motorcycle. The motorcycle rider was taken to Tennova by ambulance to be treated for his injuries.
Charges are pending.
Photos courtesy of Clarksville PD
