Phillip Paul Polito, 29, dies, Kevin Lee Diepenbrock, 41, injured in two-motorcycle collision on Hwy 129 in Blount County, Tennessee
Fatal motorcycle crash on the Dragon discovered a day later
According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Phillip Paul Polito, 29, of Perryville, Missouri, and Kevin Lee Diepenbrock, 41, of Greenville, Texas, were traveling south on the Dragon on Saturday.
Around 10 a.m. at the 3 1/2 milemarker, Polito hit the brakes. Diepenbrock, who was traveling behind him, tried to slow down but hit the other bike in the rear, causing both riders to go off the road and down an embankment.
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