It was barely past sunrise Thursday morning when Scott “Janky” Moyers hopped on his motorcycle for what turned out to be the last ride of his life. Around 7:20 a.m. on May 15, 2026, Knoxville police got the call — a motorcycle and a Subaru had slammed into each other out at the intersection of Tazewell Pike and Old Broadway, and it wasn’t pretty.
Moyers was coming northbound on Old Broadway when a Subaru heading southbound on Tazewell Pike crossed paths with him right there in that intersection. The two vehicles collided, and whatever happened in those seconds changed everything for the people who loved Scott Moyers.
First responders rushed to the scene, but there was nothing they could do. Scott Moyers was pronounced dead from the injuries he suffered in that crash. His loved ones have since confirmed his identity, and the grief is still fresh.
The driver of the Subaru walked away from the wreck without serious injuries, which is the kind of detail that stings a little harder when you’re on the losing side of something like this. Two people. Same intersection. Same moment. Completely different outcomes.
Authorities haven’t pinned down exactly what caused the crash yet. The Knoxville Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Unit has taken over the investigation, and they’re working through the evidence piece by piece trying to figure out how two vehicles ended up meeting like that at that particular spot on that particular morning.
What’s known is simple and brutal — Scott Moyers left home that morning, got on his bike, and never made it back. The intersection of Tazewell Pike and Old Broadway is now a place tied to his name, at least for the people who knew him and for the community trying to make sense of another life cut short on city streets.
As the investigation continues and answers slowly come together, the people who called him Janky are left holding the weight of a loss that no police report can fully capture. Ride in peace, Scott.
