According to THP, 80-year-old Paul Martinez was driving northbound along I-81 South near mile marker 30 when the crash occurred. (Courtesy: THP)

Motorcyclist Dies in Head-On Crash in Jefferson County

Posted on April 3, 2025

Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash Wednesday in Jefferson County that involved a motorcycle.

Troopers were called to the crash on U.S. Highway 25/70 near Betty Lou Drive just after 3:00 p.m. and found that the driver of a 2005 Kawsaki motorcycle had attempted to pass a car on the highway when it hit a car traveling in the opposite direction head-on, causing the car behind the motorcycle to crash as well.

THP officials say the driver of the motorcycle, 35-year-old Jeremy Arangio, was killed and two others were taken to a local hospital with injuries.

THP reports Arangio was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

*THP said that three vehicles were involved in the crash*. (*Courtesy*: *THP*)

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