FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – A motorcyclist was killed after crashing into a tree Friday night in Florence County, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Troopers report the driver of a 2001 Suzuki motorcycle was traveling south on Twin Church Road when the bike veered off the side of the road, hitting a fence and a tree around 8 p.m. Friday. The crash wasn’t discovered until noon Saturday when passersby reported the wreck to police.
The driver, identified as James Tyler Young, 18, of Florence, by Florence County Coroner Keith von Lutcken, was wearing a helmet.