Two Motorcyclists Killed in Separate Shoals-Area Crashes

According to media reports, two motorcyclists were killed in separate crashes across the Shoals on Saturday.
The first crash occurred around 5:00 a.m. near Tuscumbia when a Harley-Davidson motorcycle driven by 31-year-old Douglas A. Wilkins left Frankfort Road and went down an embankment.
According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Wilkins was thrown from the motorcycle and pronounced dead at the scene.
A second fatal motorcycle crash occurred around 7:30 p.m. in Rogersville.
ALEA says 39-year-old Orlando Sanchez of Decatur was riding a Harley-Davidson on U.S. Highway 72 near mile marker 56 when the motorcycle struck the rear of a Nissan Murano.
Sanchez was transported to Athens-Limestone Hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
ALEA Troopers continue to investigate both crashes.