A state agency’s failure to maintain a Horry County roadway resulted in the death of a Loris motorcyclist, according to a lawsuit.
Corey Deon Chestnut, 50, died after his 2017 Harley-Davidson motorcycle hit a pothole, causing his vehicle to run off the road and collide with a guardrail, the lawsuit filed by Diana Maria Chestnut said. Chestnut was traveling on Highway 9, just outside of North Myrtle Beach when the crash happened about 6:45 p.m. on Oct. 20, 2024.
Chestnut died several hours later at a hospital…