USC student dies following collision with pickup truck, truck driver charged

A University of South Carolina student has passed away after a pickup truck struck them on the corner of Assembly and Blossom streets on Wednesday.

“The university received confirmation of the death of one of our students, Nathaniel “Nate” Baker, a 21-year-old junior and business major from Glen Allen, Virginia,” University Spokesperson Collyn Taylor said in a statement.

Baker was riding a motorcycle at the time of the accident, according to the Columbia Police Department. The pickup failed to yield on a left turn, resulting in the crash, according to police. Baker was taken to Prisma Health Richland Hospital, where he later died…

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