Coroner identifies two killed on moped in Greenwood County

GREENWOOD, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - South Carolina Highway Patrol said troopers are investigating following a crash that killed two people Monday afternoon.

Troopers said the incident occurred at around 4:10 p.m. on South Emerald Road.

Troopers said a three-wheel moped was traveling south on the road when a commercial truck with a wood-chipping trailer was attempting to make a left turn off South Emerald Road onto North Emerald Road in the path of the moped.

The driver of the moped was pronounced dead at the scene and the passenger was flown to the hospital for treatment. However, troopers confirmed that the passenger passed away shortly after arriving at the hospital.

The Greenwood County Coroner’s Office identified the driver of the moped as 66-year-old Gregory Jon Smith and the passenger as 60-year-old Joanne Warren Williams.

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