Johnson County man dies in Saturday motorcycle BG Parkway crash
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO
STAFF REPORT
Saturday, June 9, 2018, 1 p.m. — A Johnson County man died in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash Saturday afternoon near the 18 mile marker in the westbound lanes of the Bluegrass Parkway.
At about 12:36 p.m., Nelson County EMS, the sheriff’s office and Nelson County Fire & Rescue were dispatched for an injury accident involving a motorcycle on the Bluegrass Parkway. After EMS and firefighters arrived at the crash scene it was determined the victim was deceased.
The man operating the motorcycle was identified by the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office as John Andrews, 55 of River, Ky. According to a witness, Andrews was traveling from Paintsville to Nashville when Andrews’ motorcycle — for unknown reasons — drifted off the right side of the road and crash.
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