2 dead after tractor-trailer crashes into motorcycle in Laurens Co.

LAURENS COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Two people are dead after a crash involving a tractor-trailer and motorcycle on Sunday morning, according to the Laurens County coroner.

South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers said the crash happened near the 16-mile marker of I-385 Northbound at around 10:45 a.m.

According to troopers, both vehicles were traveling along I-385 when the tractor-trailer hit the back of the motorcycle. They added that the driver and passenger on the motorcycle passed away shortly after the collision.

The Coroner’s Office identified the victims as 38-year-old Lindsey Diane Billings and 55-year-old James Scott Lewis.

This is all the information we have at this time. Stay tuned as we work to learn more.

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