Greenback teen killed in motorcycle wreck

By David Hall Daily Times
 
A Greenback teen was killed when the Yamaha motorcycle he was riding collided with a Toyota Tundra truck on Highway 95 South in Greenback Monday afternoon.
 
The cyclist was identified by Tennessee Highway Patrol as 19-year-old Adam J. Bish of Greenback.
 
Tennessee Highway Patrol Sgt. Jimmy Whitt, who investigated the crash, said the driver of a Toyota Tundra pickup truck, Gerisha G. Shults, 42, also of Greenback, was stopped on Highway 95 to turn left onto Craigs Chapel Road and turned into the path of the Yamaha V6A motorcycle driven by Bish. Bish was unable to avoid the collision and struck the truck. Shults was not injured in the crash.
 
Sgt. Whitt said alcohol did not appear to be a factor in the crash, however, routine blood alcohol tests have been ordered for both drivers.

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