Orangeburg man dies in collision
By T&D Staff Monday, July 14, 2008A 52-year-old Orangeburg man was killed Saturday when his motorcycle struck a utility pole.
The one-vehicle collision occurred at approximately 8 p.m. on Blewer Road in Orangeburg County.
According to Lance Cpl. Sonny Collins of the S.C. Highway Patrol, the victim was riding a 1994 Yamaha motorcycle when the bike ran off the road and hit a utility pole. Collins said he was not wearing a helmet.
Orangeburg County Coroner Samuetta Marshall identified the man as Donald Myers and stated that the cause of death was blunt-force trauma.
The Highway Patrol is investigating the collision.
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