YORK COUNTY, S.C. — One person is dead following a motorcycle accident in York County early Sunday morning, South Carolina Highway Patrol said.
Officials said the accident happened on US Highway 321 near the Bowling Green area around 12:55 a.m.
According to state troopers, 59-year-old Melvin Poteat was the driver of a 1999 Harley Davidson motorcycle. Poteat was driving on US Highway 321 before being struck by a 2001 Toyota pickup truck.
Poteat was pronounced dead following the incident, troopers said.
This incident remains under investigation.
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