UPDATE: Knoxville, TN (WOKI/KPD) : The victim of the motorcycle crash that happened on Friday on I-40 East has been identified as Juliana Goodman, 44 of Talbott, Tennessee.
The Knoxville Police Department is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that happened on I-40 East Friday night.
At around 8 p.m. on Friday, August 15, 2025, KPD officers responded to I-40 East near mile marker 385, where a motorcycle had crashed into a rail.
The preliminary investigation determined that the motorcycle was traveling on I-40 East near I-640 when it left the road for reasons that remain under investigation. The female driver was thrown from the bike after colliding with the railing and died at the scene.
KPD crash reconstruction investigators responded to the scene and are leading the investigation into the crash.
The identity of the deceased is being withheld at this time.
Original Story: The Knoxville Police Department is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that happened on I-40 East Friday night.
At around 8 p.m. on Friday, August 15, 2025, KPD officers responded to I-40 East near mile marker 385, where a motorcycle had crashed into a rail.
The preliminary investigation determined that the motorcycle was traveling on I-40 East near I-640 when it left the road for reasons that remain under investigation. The female driver was thrown from the bike after colliding with the railing and died at the scene.
KPD crash reconstruction investigators responded to the scene and are leading the investigation into the crash.
The identity of the deceased is being withheld at this time.
