City of Nashville, TN
09/14/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/15/2025 09:26
Teen Killed After Crash on Electric Motorcycle Saturday on Old Hickory Boulevard
A Brentwood teenager died this morning at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital as a result of injuries sustained Saturday afternoon after he lost control while driving an electric motorcycle at a high rate of speed down the sidewalk of Old Hickory Boulevard near High Lea Road.
Cheathan Babu, 15, was thrown from the motorcycle and struck a fire hydrant.
A witness reported the motorcycle was traveling eastbound at approximately 40-50 miles per hour on the sidewalk at the time of the crash.
The preliminary contributing factors to this crash appear to be reckless driving and inexperience.
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