Jun 06, 2016 12:36 PM EST
By Dal Kalsi
Scene of deadly crash on Princeton Highway (FOX Carolina/ June 6, 2016) HONEA PATH, SC (FOX Carolina) -
The coroner says a motorcyclist was killed in a crash involving a deer and another vehicle in Anderson County Monday morning.
The crash happened just before 5:30 a.m. near Horseshoe Road, according to troopers with the SC Highway Patrol.
Deputy Coroner Don McCown said 38-year-old Charles Anthony Mattison was riding his Suzuki motorcycle to work when he struck a deer and was thrown into the opposite lane, where he was then hit by an oncoming pickup.
Mattison died at the scene.
The road was blocked for several hours as troopers investigated and crews worked to clear the wreckage.
Mattison is survived by a wife and a 6-year-old child.
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