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Vehicle/Motorcycle Crash Kills Two In Shelby County

A vehicle crash in Shelby County with a motorcycle left two persons dead and sent one to the hospital on Friday evening.  On September 10th, at 9:36 PM, A 2021 gray Hyundai Santa Fe, being driven by 36-year-old Kylene S. Sisk of Westervelt, was traveling eastbound on 2100 North Road at 800 North Road.  

 

A 1989 maroon Kawasaki motorcycle was traveling westbound at the same location.  Sisk attempted to pass an unknown vehicle traveling eastbound in front of her in a no-passing zone and collided head-on with the motorcycle.  Sisk was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.  The motorcycle driver and the passenger in the motorcycle were both pronounced dead on the scene.  The Shelby County Coroner will release the names of the deceased once the next of kin notifications have been completed. 

 

Sisk was charged with aggravated driving under the influence causing death to another, aggravated driving under the influence uninsured vehicle, passing in a no-passing zone, and operating an uninsured motor vehicle causing injury.  The crash remains under investigation. 

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