One dead, one injured, after three-motorcycle crash Sunday in DeKalb County
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A multiple motorcycle collision Sunday morning in DeKalb County resulted in the death of a Huntsville man, according to troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
Jerome M. Banks Jr., 46, suffered serious injuries when the 2001 Yamaha YZFR6L motorcycle he was driving stuck a 2019 Goldwing motorcycle operated by Calvin A. Palmer, 57, of Smyrna, Georgia.
After that initial collision, the Honda struck a 2016 Harley-Davidson motorcycle operated by Latonya Y. Flynn, 52, of Conley, Georgia.
Banks was transported to Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, where he succumbed to his injuries. Palmer was injured as well; he was transported to DeKalb Regional Hospital.
The crash occurred at about 10:06 a.m. Sunday on Alabama Highway 35 near the 14 mile marker, about six miles south of Fort Payne in DeKalb County, and closed the roadway for a while.
Troopers continue to investigate the crash.
This article originally appeared on The Gadsden Times: DeKalb County, AL motorcycle crash kills one Sunday: Jerome Banks Jr.
