Motorcyclist killed in Anderson Co. crash

BELTON, S.C. (WSPA) — The Anderson County Office of the Coroner responded to a fatal motorcycle wreck that occurred Friday evening.

The coroner’s office said that the crash happened at 7:05 p.m., on Highway 20 and Sheppard Road in Belton.

South Carolina Highway Patrol said the motorcyclist was traveling west on Highway 20 when the motorcyclist hit an SUV that had turned left at the intersection of the highway and Crawford Road.

The SUV driver was uninjured.

Officials identified the motorcyclist that died as 24-year-old Michael Cruz Thrasher. Coroner Greg Shore said Thrasher died of multiple traumatic injuries secondary to blunt force trauma.

The crash remains under investigation by SCHP and the coroner’s office.

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