Two men die in separate motorcycle crashes over the weekend

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – A blinking light in the woods turned into a motorcycle tragedy over the weekend.

Residents in the 7400 block of Hixson Pike (near Gold Point Circle) noticed the light from their front porch.

When they went to investigate, they found a crashed motorcycle and an unresponsive rider.

First Responders pronounced Clifford Barbee dead at the scene.

Hamilton County Sheriff’s investigators believe the motorcycle left the road at the Thrasher Pike intersection.

It was a deadly weekend for motorcyclists in our area.

A Tracy City firefighter was killed in a crash on Saturday.

22 year old Dagan Tuders died in the wreck.

It happened on Highway 50.

from Tracy City Fire Dept.