SHELBY COUNTY, TN. (THECOUNT) — Benjamin Cowherd, of Nashville, Tennessee, has been identified as the victim in a Saturday night fatal motorcycle crash in Shelby County.
Ben Cowherd, 35, was killed in a two-vehicle motorcycle crash in Nashville Saturday night. Carlos Rafael Paz, 19, has been identified as the involved driver.
According to reports, Cowherd was operating a Honda VTX motorcycle on Thompson Lane near Nolensville Pike in Nashville, when a Saturn Aura, operated by Paz, performed a left hand turn and came into contact with the bike Saturday night.
Cowherd was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
Paz, of Nashville, was charged with driving without a license and insurance.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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geo quick facts: Shelby County is located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census the population was 195,085. The county seat is Columbiana. The county is named in honor of Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky from 1792 to 1796 and again from 1812 to 1816 – Wikipedia.
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