LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — Two people are dead after a collision involving a motorcycle and a person checking his mailbox in Lexington County Tuesday.
South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) Master Trooper Brandon Bolt reported details of a fatal accident that occurred around 9:55 p.m. According to the SCHP report, a 2006 Suzuki motorcycle with two passengers was traveling west on Kyzer Road, near Honors Court in the Red Bank area of Lexington County, when the motorcycle collided with a pedestrian attempting to cross Kyzer Road.
The collision caused the motorcycle to leave the road, striking a wall and a tree. The driver of the motorcycle and the pedestrian died at the scene.
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said the pedestrian was 63-year-old Kevin Scott Collins. Fisher said he was checking the mailbox when he was struck by the motorcycle rider, who she identified as 17-year-old James Leonard Ely III.
The passenger on Ely's motorcycle was transported to a local hospital by EMS.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol continues to investigate the circumstances leading up to the incident.