The Charleston Police Department’s Major Accident Investigation Team is investigating a fatal single-vehicle motorcycle collision that occurred on the ramp to Interstate 26 West near the Septima P. Clark Parkway on April 13.
Police said officers responded around 4 p.m. to reports of a motorcycle crash in which the driver lost control, struck a barrier, and fell from the overpass onto a parking lot below. Emergency medical personnel pronounced the motorcyclist, who was alone on the vehicle, dead at the scene.
Authorities stated that this incident marks the fifth fatal traffic-related collision investigated by Charleston police so far in 2026. The breakdown of these incidents includes one single-vehicle crash, one vehicle-bicycle collision, and three auto-pedestrian accidents.
The name of the deceased will be released by the Charleston County Coroner’s Office when appropriate. The department asks anyone with information about this case to contact its Traffic Unit at (843) 965-4084 or submit tips anonymously online at www.charleston-sc.gov/tips.
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