Knoxville police officer thrown from motorcycle, suffers possible broken wrist

A Knoxville police officer was thrown from his motorcycle while trying to pull over a motorist Monday evening, the department said.

At 5:24pm, Officer Larry Presnell was doing speed enforcement in the 2900 block of Kingston Pike, which is near the intersection with Neyland Drive.

As Officer Presnell tried to stop an 2007 Toyota Rav 4, traffic in front of the SUV slowed down, and Officer Presnell struck the SUV, according to a public information officer with Knoxville police.

When he was thrown from his motorcycle, Officer Purnell suffered a possible broken wrist. He was taken to UT Medical Center.

The driver of the SUV, 20-year-old Kelsey Cardio, was cited for speeding.