Preston Wayne Grantham was wearing a helmet when his motorcycle crashed into the back of another vehicle on Interstate 26 in South Carolina. The 32-year-old was thrown onto the roadway, where several other vehicles struck him. Their drivers did not stop, and Grantham died at the scene.
Grantham, of West Columbia, South Carolina, was identified as the motorcyclist killed in the early Saturday morning crash in Lexington County. The collision happened around 1:38 a.m. on November 7, near mile marker 104 on westbound Interstate 26.
According to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher, Grantham was traveling west when his motorcycle struck the rear of another vehicle heading in the same direction. The impact threw him from his motorcycle and left him in the roadway.
Although Grantham was wearing a helmet, he suffered fatal injuries in the crash. After being thrown from the motorcycle, he was struck by multiple vehicles whose drivers did not remain at the scene.
He was pronounced dead at the scene. The circumstances surrounding the initial collision and the vehicles that later struck him remain under investigation.
The fact that several drivers left without remaining at the scene has added another concern to the investigation. Authorities have not released their identities, and no additional information about those vehicles has been made public.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol and the Lexington County Coroner’s Office are investigating the fatal crash. Officials have not announced any arrests or released further details about the people involved.
The crash happened on westbound I-26 in Lexington County, west of Columbia, in South Carolina’s Midlands region. Investigators are continuing to piece together what happened during the early morning collision.
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