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GSMNP: One person dead after single motorcycle accident

A New York man is dead after a single motorcycle accident according to Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers.

A New York man died in a single motorcycle crash early Saturday morning, according to a release from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

The man was traveling on Little River Road before hitting a tree.

Great Smoky Mountain Park identified the man as 74-year-old Jeffrey Breitkopf.

Park rangers and Gatlinburg Fire Department emergency responders transported the man to LeConte Medical Center, then flew him to the University of Tennessee Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

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