SC man killed when electric scooter collided with pickup truck is identified by coroner
A person was killed Monday when the electric scooter he was riding collided with a pickup truck, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Oscar L. King, a 38-year-old Graniteville resident, died in the accident, Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables said Tuesday.
The two-vehicle collision happened at about 8:40 p.m. Monday in Aiken County, said Lance Cpl. Lena Butler of the Highway Patrol.
Both the scooter and a 1999 Dodge Ram were driving south on Ascauga Lake Road, and the pickup collided with the scooter near the intersection with Old Powderhouse Road, officials said.
King was taken to an area hospital where he died, according to Ables.
Butler said the driver was the only person in the pickup, and was not hurt. No other injuries were reported.
There was no word if King was wearing a helmet, or if the pickup driver was wearing a seat belt.
Information about what caused the collision was not available, but the crash continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol and coroner’s office. Ables said results of toxicology tests are pending.
Through Sunday, 123 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2024, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, 999 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.
At least 11 people have died in Aiken County crashes in 2024, according to DPS data. There were 38 deaths reported in the county in 2023, DPS reported.
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This story was originally published February 27, 2024 at 9:05 AM.
