One person was killed Saturday night when a moped crashed into a tree near a Lexington County road, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
The single-vehicle collision happened at about 8:30 p.m., said Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway.
A 2022 Tian moped was driving west on Windsor Park Drive when the rider lost control near the intersection with Old Cherokee Road, according to Ridgeway. That’s in Lexington near Lake Murray.
The moped ran off the right side of the road, crashed into a tree, and the driver died at the scene, Ridgeway said.
The Lexington County Coroner’s Office has not publicly identified the moped rider, but Ridgeway said it was a Lexington County resident.
No other injuries were reported.
There was no word if the rider was wearing a helmet.
Information about what caused the rider to lose control of the moped was not available, but the collision continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol.
This was the second fatal wreck in Lexington County Saturday.
In the early morning, a 60-year-old driver died at the scene of a crash on Gardner’s Terrace Road near Gillan’s Terrace Road after a car hit two culverts before flipping over, according to the Highway Patrol.
Through May 7, at least 321 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2023, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, 1,091 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.
At least 11 people have died in Lexington County crashes in 2023, according to DPS data. Last year, 43 deaths were reported in the county, DPS reported.
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