A Fort Campbell motorcyclist was injured after a pursuit started in Caldwell County and ended in Lyon County when he collided with a vehicle.
Lyon County Sheriff Brent White reports Eddyville Police Chief Brook Dixon was called around 1:00 Tuesday afternoon for assistance with a motorcycle driver, later identified as 18-year old Alexander Hernandez-Currie, who was westbound on US 62 and was driving in excess of 100 mph. At about the same time, he says a Caldwell County Sheriff’s deputy had reportedly clocked the same motorcycle at 137 mph in Caldwell County near the county line.
Sheriff White says he was on an unrelated traffic stop he relayed information to officers involved in the pursuit after the motorcyclist passed him at 111 mph and turned onto Days Inn Drive off of US 62 in Kuttawa.
Chief Deputy Sam Adams reportedly found the motorcyclist near a dumpster and he fled again, driving around the Oasis Southwest Grill restaurant where the motorcycle collided with an SUV.
According to Sheriff White, Hernandez-Currie was injured in the collision and transported to Caldwell County Medical Center where he was admitted for non-life-threatening injuries. He says Hernandez-Currie will be facing charges from the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office and Eddyville Police Department with additional charges pending.
