Motorcyclist hit, killed while trying to pass vehicle in a curve, SC coroner says

A motorcyclist died after being ejected from his bike and run over late Tuesday, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol.

The crash happened just after 9 p.m. on Pine Log Road near Keys Dairy Road in Aiken County, about a mile south of Aiken, according to Trooper 1st Class Tyler Tidwell of the Highway Patrol.

Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables identified the motorcyclist as 42-year-old Eric Scott. Ables said Scott was traveling south on Pine Log Road and tried to pass a vehicle on double-yellow lines when he lost control of the bike in a curve.

Scott was ejected from the motorcycle and landed in the northbound lane, where he was run over by a northbound vehicle, Ables said.

There was no word on whether Scott was wearing a helmet. An autopsy is expected.

The crash came a day after a pair of deadly motorcycle crashes in Richland and Lexington counties, including one that shut down the Lake Murray dam for hours Monday night.

This story was originally published July 31, 2019 at 7:53 AM.