Heavy Rain Contributes to Deadly Marion County Interstate Wreck

The Tennessee Highway Patrol says the wreck happened around 3-30 this morning near the Martin Springs Road exit.

60-year-old trucker Larry Smith of Lawrenceville, GA was traveling westbound on I-24 when his rig dipped off the shoulder of the road.

Smith told THP he lost control of his 18-wheeler when he overcorrected and crossed the median into eastbound traffic.

The rig came into the path of a motorcycle traveling eastbound.

21-year-old James Griffith the Second of Tullahoma was killed instantly when his bike struck the cab of 18-wheeler.

State troopers say no charges have been filed or citations issued.