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Two Dead after Motorcycle Accident in Northeast Memphis

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Updated: 5/28/2012 10:43 am
MEMPHIS, TN (abc24.com) - Two people were killed after a motorcycle accident early Memorial Day morning.

The crash happened at Kirby-Whitten and Reese Road just after 12 a.m. on May 28. Officers stated one motorcycle with two riders was heading northbound on Kirby-Whitten just north of Reese when the driver lost control and crashed into a pole, throwing both of them from the bike.

Paramedics pronounced the driver, 53-year-old David Hopper, and the 41-year-old female passenger dead on the scene. The female victim's name has not been released pending notification of next-of-kin.

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