Fatal motorcycle crash in Bradley County

BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Bradley County Sheriff’s Office has released more information on the fatal motorcycle crash.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, the motorcycle was traveling west on Benton Pike and lost control when turning left onto Chestuee Road.

The single vehicle crash was in the northeastern part of Bradley County.

The driver of the motorcycle, identified by the Sheriff’s Office as 52-year-old Tony Nash of Cleveland, succumbed to his injuries at the scene.

Investigators are still working to determine the exact cause of the accident.

BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Bradley County Sheriff’s Office says on Twitter that one person has died in a motorcycle crash.

According to the tweets, the crash happened around 6 p.m. Saturday evening on Chestuee Road at Benton Pike.

Our Public Safety Unit is currently investigating a fatal motorcycle accident on Chestuee Rd @ Benton Pike pic.twitter.com/42UsaSNy1A

— Bradley Co. Sheriff (@bcso911) September 30, 2017

The Bradley County Sheriff’s Office Twitter later identified the deceased as 52-year-old Tony Allen Nash of Cleveland.

#UPDATE P.S.U. Investigators have properly ID’d Tony Allen Nash, age 52, of Cleveland, TN as the motorcycle driver killed in the accident https://t.co/YFeOdS6JjM

— Bradley Co. Sheriff (@bcso911) October 1, 2017

The crash shutdown Chestuee Road while the Public Safety Unit was investigating.