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Coroner identifies motorcyclist killed in Kershaw County accident

The rider was not wearing a helmet, and was killed as a result of the crash.
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KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. — Kershaw County Coroner David West has released the name of the motorcyclist killed in an accident Saturday evening.

According to South Carolina Highway Patrol, the incident happened around 4:20 p.m. April 17, on Timrod Rd. 

Brandon Quinn Trujillo, 51, of Bethune, was operating a 2012 Harley Davidson motorcycle when he ran off the left side of the road and struck a tree. Trujillo was not wearing a helmet, and was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS responders at the scene.   

The incident remains under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol. 

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