ELIZABETHON, TN. (THECOUNT) — David Desgro of Elizabethon, has been identified as the victim of a Thursday afternoon motorcycle crash on Mary Patton Highway in Elizabethton.

Desgro, 58, was traveling on Upper Gap Creek Road when he turned onto the highway and into the path of a semi-truck.

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The collision caused the truck to ignite into flames, a patrolman told reports.
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The driver of the truck and a passenger were reportedly uninjured in the collision.

Desgro was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.