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Police identify 19-year-old killed in motorcycle crash in Clarksville

Police identify 19-year-old killed in motorcycle crash in Clarksville

A motorcycle and another vehicle crashed on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard on Aug. 19, 2023. Photo: Clarksville Now/CPD photo


CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The motorcyclist who was killed in a crash Friday on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard has been identified as 19-year-old Joseph Cook of Clarksville.

At about 11:16 p.m. that night, Cook’s motorcycle and another vehicle crashed on Wilma at Trenton Road, according to Clarksville Police spokesman Scott Beaubien.

This is still an ongoing investigation. No further information has been released.

FACT investigators ask anyone who witnessed the crash or was riding with Cook to call 911 to set up an interview. The lead FACT Investigator is Officer Gadberry and he can be reached at 931-648-0656, ext. 5221.

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