Moped rider killed in early morning crash with car on Midlands road, SC cops say
A moped rider was killed in an early morning crash with a car on a Midlands road, South Carolina Highway Patrol said Wednesday.
The two-vehicle collision happened at about 5:45 a.m. in Orangeburg County, according to Lance Cpl. Tyler Tidwell.
The moped and a 2021 Toyota Corolla were driving east on U.S. 178/North Road, Tidwell said. Near the intersection with Medway Drive the car hit the moped, according to Tidwell.
Information about where the moped rider died, at the scene or in a local hospital, was not available.
The Orangeburg County Coroner’s Office is expected to publicly identify the moped rider after notifying the next of kin.
There was no word if the moped rider wore a helmet.
Tidwell said the Toyota driver was the only person in the car and was not hurt, and no other injuries were reported.
Information about what caused the Toyota to hit the moped was not available, but the crash remains under investigation by the Highway Patrol.
Through Tuesday, 294 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2022, according to the Department of Public Safety. Last year, 1,194 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.
At least eight people have been killed in Orangeburg County crashes in 2022, according to DPS. There were 46 deaths there last year, DPS data shows.
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