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Joelton man killed in I-65 motorcycle crash

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Interstate 65 Thursday in Nashville.

Metro Nashville Police officials identified the man as 49-year-old Randy Follis Jr. of Joelton.

They said their preliminary investigation showed Follis was riding a Yamaha motorcycle at a high rate of speed southbound on I-65 near Trinity Lane when he lost control of the motorcycle and struck a guardrail. He was transported to Vanderbilt Medical Center where he died.

There was no evidence of drug or alcohol involvement at the scene.