Brian Burns, a 30-year-old Maple Drive resident, died today from injuries he sustained after tragically losing control of his motorcycle when he swerved to miss a deer. Help arrived shortly after 2:30 this morning after a motorist contacted Franklin Police to report seeing Burns’ motorcycle near the ditch on Liberty Pike near Turning Wheel Lane.

Burns was transported to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. Officers do not believe that alcohol was a factor, and are saddened by the family’s tragic loss.