The motorcyclist killed in Friday’s 8 p.m. crash on Dickerson Pike at Oak Valley Drive has been identified as Demetrius Wade, 42, of Franklin. The preliminary investigation indicates Wade was traveling southbound on his Suzuki Hayabusa at a high rate of speed when he struck the front end of a Nissan Altima pulling out of a restaurant parking lot.
Wade was transported to Skyline Medical Center where he died.
There were no signs of impairment on part of either driver. Wade was wearing a DOT approved helmet at the time of the crash.