Austin Breazeale, 19, of Maryville, Tenn., was traveling west along Little River Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Friday, June 8 at approximately 8:40pm when his motorcycle left the roadway and struck a tree approximately two miles west of Sugarlands Visitor Center. Park Rangers and the Gatlinburg Fire Department responded to the scene. Breazeale was declared deceased by Gatlinburg EMS who later transported him to Le Conte Medical Center.
No additional details are available at this time.
– NPS
