Coroner identifies Midlands bicyclist killed in Lexington County crash
A 36-year-old Midlands bicyclist died Sunday from injuries suffered when he was struck by a car in Lexington County.
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said Justin McCaskill, 36, Gaston was riding his bicycle when he was struck by a car along Fish Hatchery Road in Lexington County. Fisher said McCaskill was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the vehicle, who was not injured, stopped at the scene. The accident occurred at 12:35 p.m.
According to Lance Cpl Tyler Tidwell of the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox was traveling south on Fish Hatchery Road and McCaskill was traveling south on the northbound side of Fish Hatchery Road in the grass.
Tidwell said Equinox traveled left of the center of the road and continued to run off the left side of the road, striking McCaskill and then striking three fences.
This story was originally published May 10, 2020 at 8:43 PM.
