The motorcyclist killed in today's 12:15 p.m. collision with a pickup truck on Lebanon Pike at Wellington Square is identified as Tyler S. Davis, 27, of Nashville.
The investigation shows that Davis was riding his Kawasaki ZX6 motorcycle at a high rate of speed eastbound on Lebanon Pike when he collided with the driver's side of a Nissan Frontier pickup truck that was pulling out of the gym at 3051 Lebanon Pike. The 26-year-old driver of the Nissan was traveling across the eastbound lanes to turn left and go west. He said he didn't see any vehicles approaching.
The preliminary contributing factor in this crash is speeding on the part of Davis. No charges are anticipated.