2 injured in Carter County motorcycle crash, rider facing multiple charges

A motorcyclist faces multiple charges after a crash sent two people to the hospital in Carter County yesterday afternoon. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the wreck happened around 3:25 at the intersection of U.S. Highway 19-E and State Line Road. Troopers say a Yamaha motorcycle was speeding south on 19-E and swerving between cars before slamming into the back of a Kia Rio making a left turn. Both the rider and a passenger on the motorcycle were injured. The driver of the car was not hurt. Authorities note another trooper had stopped the same rider just minutes earlier on West Elk Avenue for lane filtering in heavy traffic. The motorcyclist now faces charges including reckless driving and reckless endangerment.