One person killed in Midlands motorcycle crash, coroner says

A Virginia man was killed Sunday morning in a Midlands motorcycle crash.

The Kershaw County Coroner’s Office said in a news release that Dennis Roethlisberger, 66, of Charlottesville, Virginia, died in a two-vehicle wreck on Sunday morning.

The collision happened at 7:55 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of McBee Highway and Mt. Pisgah Road, the coroner’s office said. Roethlisberger died at the scene, the coroner’s office noted.

The motorcycle was traveling east on Mt. Pisgah Road and entered the intersection, striking a minivan that was traveling north on McBee Highway, the coroner’s office said. Occupants of the minivan were not injured.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol continues to investigate the crash.

This story was originally published June 21, 2026 at 1:11 PM.

Chris Trainor

The State

Chris Trainor is a retail reporter for The State and has been working for newspapers in South Carolina for more than 21 years, including previous stops at the (Greenwood) Index-Journal and the (Columbia) Free Times. He is the winner of a host of South Carolina Press Association awards, including honors in column writing, government beat reporting, profile writing, food writing, business beat reporting, election coverage, social media and more.