Officials investigate the crash on West Blackstock Road.
(Feb. 14, 2015/FOX Carolina)
Coroner identifies
motorcyclist killed in Spartanburg Co. wreck
FEBRUARY 14, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC (FOX Carolina) -
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal
crash Saturday.
Troopers were called to West Blackstock Road at Ivey Drive
for a collision involving a Ducati motorcycle and a Honda four-door.
The roadway in the area was blocked off temporarily as
officials investigated the crash.
Troopers said the driver of the motorcycle was not wearing a
helmet and succumbed to injuries at the scene.
Spartanburg County coroner Rusty Clevenger identified the
victim as Steven Melton, 54, of Roebuck.
Highway Patrol and the Spartanburg County Coroner's Office
are conducting a joint investigation. Toxicology and autopsy results are
pending.
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5 Freeway Partially
Closed After Motorcyclist Killed in Crash
FEBRUARY 14, 2015
EAST LA, CALIFORNIA
The southbound 5 Freeway was temporarily shut down at the 10
Freeway interchange near downtown Los Angeles after a motorcyclist was killed
in a collision, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The motorcycle crashed into a wall after being hit by
another vehicle at about 9:45 a.m., according to the CHP’s incident log.
No further information was immediately available regarding
the collision. The Los Angeles County Department of Coroner was en route to the
scene as of 11:30 a.m., the log stated.
A SigAlert was issued shortly before 11 a.m. and the heavily
traveled interchange from the southbound 5 to the eastbound 10 was closed. It
was reopened just before noon.
By 12:50 p.m., two lanes of the 5 Freeway had been reopened,
according to CHP. The freeway was fully reopened by 1:30 p.m.
The closure had caused a massive traffic jam that at one
point stretched for miles all the way back to Burbank.