| Motorcyclist, pursued by police, dies after slamming into rig
Hendrickson of New Tazewell died in the 5:54 p.m. Monday crash, according to a report filed by THP Trooper Robert Brooks. Hendrickson was driving a Yamaha motorcycle at a high rate of speed and was being pursued on State Highway 33 by an officer with the New Tazewell Police Department, Brooks noted. Because of the high speeds involved in the chase through New Tazewell, officers terminated the pursuit, according to Brooks' report. Hendrickson continued on State Highway 33 until he encountered a tractor-trailer rig making a turn near the intersection with U.S. Highway 25E. The motorcycle struck the front of the turning trailer. Hendrickson was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. David Earl Smith II, 35, of Harrogate, who was driving the rig, was not injured.
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