April 29, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
A 21-year-old man lost his life in a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon on State Route 96/Dale Ridge Road near Center Hill Dam.
Dead is Akili H. Robertson.
According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Akili was traveling North on a 2012 Suzuki GXR Motorcycle and began to skid while negotiating a curve to the left. The motorcycle left the roadway to the right, went over a steep embankment, and struck a tree. Akili was thrown from the motorcycle and sustained fatal injuries.
In addition to the THP and DeKalb EMS, members of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, DeKalb Fire Department, and Smithville-DeKalb County Rescue Squad were on the scene. Volunteers from the fire department and rescue squad assisted in bringing Akili’s body back up the embankment. He reportedly died at the scene.