A 55 year old Smithville man was killed after the motorcycle he was driving ran into the back of another vehicle in Rutherford County Friday afternoon (June 1, 2018), according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

William Popejoy of Smithville was identified as the person killed in a fatality report.

The crash occurred at the intersection State Highway 96 and Highway 266 in Lascassas, the report states.