64-year-old in motorized wheelchair dies after SUV hits him, SC coroner says
A man in a motorized wheelchair died after an SUV hit him in South Carolina, officials said.
The 64-year-old was riding his wheelchair along a road when a driver crashed into him Monday, Feb. 7, according to the Pickens County Coroner’s Office and S.C. Highway Patrol.
Officials said the crash happened at about 7 a.m. on Prince Perry Road near Easley. The area is roughly 10 miles west of Greenville.
The 64-year-old — identified as William Wright of Easley — died at the scene.
The SUV driver wasn’t injured, and officials in a news release didn’t share possible charges related to the crash.
This story was originally published February 9, 2022 at 10:57 AM with the headline "64-year-old in motorized wheelchair dies after SUV hits him, SC coroner says."
