Crash in Lexington leaves one driver dead, South Carolina cops say
Days after a crash on a busy Lexington road the driver involved in the wreck died, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
The single-vehicle crash happened at about 9:45 a.m. on May 21, Master Trooper Brandon Bolt said Wednesday in a news release.
On May 21, a moped was driving north on South Lake Drive, according to Bolt. Near the intersection with Pleasant View Drive the moped ran off the right side of the road and spilled, Bolt said.
The driver, who was the only person on the vehicle, was taken to an area hospital and later died, according to Bolt. Information about when the driver died was not available.
The Lexington County Coroner’s Office has not publicly identified the moped driver.
No other injuries were reported.
There was no word if the moped driver was wearing a helmet.
Information about what caused the moped to veer off the road was not available, but the wreck continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol.
Through Monday, 323 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2026, according to the state Department of Public Safety. A minimum of 914 people were killed in collisions in South Carolina in 2025, DPS data shows.
At least 13 people have died in Lexington County crashes this year, and 40 people died in wrecks there in 2025, according to DPS data.
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