NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A deadly crash involving a motorcycle caused significant delays on I-26 eastbound during the Thursday morning rush hour.
The crash happened just before 6:00 a.m. on I-26 near Aviation Avenue, according to Lance Cpl. Nick Pye with the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
A Ford pick-up truck and a Yamaha motorcycle were both headed east on I-26 when both motorists collided.
The motorcyclist was pronounced dead in the crash, Pye said. The driver of the Ford truck was not injured.
SCDOT cameras showed an extensive traffic backup through College Park Road (mile marker 203). That crash was clear shortly before 9:00 a.m.
The Charleston County Coroner’s Office later identified the victim as 43-year-old Paul Kline of Goose Creek.
Troopers are investigating the crash.
