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A Labor Day motorcycle crash claimed the life of one person in DeKalb County.
The accident happened on Highway 70 near Snow Hill Road.
Authorities have identified the deceased as 60-year-old Nancy L. Pipers of Portland Tennessee. Pipers was a passenger of a Suzuki motorcycle driven by 56-year-old Garry L. Midgett of Westmoreland. Authorities said Pipers and Midgett wrecked when their motorcycle crashed into a trailer connected to a Ford F-350 driven by 57-year-old Mike Wilkerson of Smithville.
A report stated that Midgett was traveling eastbound on 70 when his motorcycle struck the trailer as it attempted to turn left onto Snow Hill Road.
Pipers died and the scene and a helicopter airlifted Midgett to an out of town hospital.
Authorities cited Wilkerson with failure to yield.
