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Truck Hits, Kills Greenville Moped Driver

Moped Driver Lost Hat Just Before Crash

POSTED: 4:24 pm EST November 3, 2009
UPDATED: 5:34 pm EST November 3, 2009

Investigators said that a man driving a moped was hit and killed by a truck on Monday night.

The crash happened on White Horse Road at about 11 p.m.

Investigators said that 67-year-old Eddie Thompson was riding his moped when his hat blew off. They said that when Thompson stopped to pick up his hat he was hit by a truck.

The Greenville County Coroner's Office said that Thompson died at a local hospital just after 11:30 p.m.

No charges have been filed against the driver of the truck.

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