Natchez Trace Parkway Reports Single Motor Vehicle Accident with Fatality

Date: January 20, 2015
Contact: Sarah Davis, 662-680-4014

Williamson County, TN - On January 18, 2015 at approximately 2:22 p.m., Natchez Trace Communications received notification of a single motor vehicle accident near milepost 441.5 near the northern terminus of the Parkway.U.S. Park Rangers, Williamson County Sheriff's Deputies, and the Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to the scene.

The vehicle, a 2004 Yamaha motorcycle, was operated by Robert Swift, age 61, of Primm Springs, TN. Swift, the only occupant of the vehicle, was declared deceased at the scene by Davidson County Coroner, Stephanie Moss. Rangers and Tennessee Highway Patrol are investigating the cause of the accident.