FAIRFIELD COUNTY, S.C. — A man is dead after authorities said he was struck and killed while riding a bicycle.
Fairfield County Coroner Chris Hill said 73-year-old George Christensen of Countryside Illinois was riding along Highway 34 in Ridgeway on Monday, April 22.
Hill said Christensen was traveling west on the roadway when he was struck by a truck that was going in that same direction. Christensen died at the scene.
The collision remains under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol's Multi-Disciplinary Accident Investigation Team and the Fairfield County Coroner's Office.