Pickup truck collision with moped kills rider in Aiken County; investigation underway

AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. — Authorities say a Salley man is dead after his moped was struck by a pickup truck on Saturday evening.

Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables said 61-year-old Donald Rushton was on a 2018 Hozhou three-wheeled moped heading north on Walker Road around 7:45 p.m. when a northbound 2011 Toyota Tundra hit him from behind.

Rushton was pronounced dead around 8:25 p.m. The driver of the truck was also taken to the hospital…

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