Two people are dead after two separate motorcycle crashes in the Upstate over the weekend. The first happened in Anderson County just before 9 PM Friday night on South McDuffie Street Extension.
The highway patrol reports that a vehicle made a U-turn in front of the motorcyclist causing him to hit the car and be ejected from the bike. The motorcyclist identified as 65 year old, Frederick Arthur Patterson of Townville was pronounced dead at the scene.
The second fatal crash happened in just after 5:30 Saturday evening on Highway 72 in Laurens County. The Highway Patrol reports that the motorcycle went off the road and hit a tree.
The Laurens County Coroner's Office identified the deceased as 48 year old Robert Lone of Mountville. He was pronounced dead at scene of the crash.
