Motorcyclist critically injured on Norman Wiseman Road

MOORE COUNTY — A Winchester man was critically injured Saturday afternoon in Moore County when he drove his motorcycle into an embankment, according to a preliminary accident report supplied by the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP).

Sixty-one year old Ronnie Stinson, of Winchester, was riding his 2015 Harley Davidson north along Norman Wiseman Road on Saturday around 6:15 p.m. when he crossed the center line on a left-handed curve, quickly corrected back across the line, and then ran off the right side of the roadway. He then struck an embankment and overturned before coming to rest facing northwest to the right side of the road, according to the THP report.

The driver sustained serious injuries in the single vehicle accident and was transport to Vanderbilt Medical Center via air ambulance. According to the hospital, Stinson remained in critical care on Tuesday. No further details were available. •

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