Motorcyclist dies after pursuit ends in crash on U.S. 25 in North Augusta

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) – A motorcyclist is dead following a law enforcement pursuit that ended in a collision on U.S. 25 in North Augusta on Saturday night.

The incident occurred just after 8:30 p.m. on Edgefield Road at Belevedere-Clearwater Road, according to officials.

Hundreds of people marched through downtown Augusta Saturday afternoon as a part of the No Kings protest.

Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway with the South Carolina Highway Patrol said the motorcycle driver, 46-year-old Roosevelt Walker, was traveling south on U.S. 25, attempting to evade law enforcement, when the crash happened…

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