21-year-old motorcyclist killed after striking highway sign near Fort Mill, troopers say

A 21-year-old motorcycle driver was killed early Sunday morning in a single-vehicle crash near Fort Mill, officials said.

The wreck happened at 4:30 a.m. on Pleasant Road near Coltharp Road, north of Fort Mill, Master Trooper Brandon Bolt of South Carolina Highway Patrol said.

Bascom Cranshaw, from Fort Mill, crossed the center line and went of the left side of the road, York County Coroner Sabrina Gast said. Cranshaw, who was driving a 2004 Honda motorcycle, struck a highway traffic sign and a fire hydrant, Bolt said.

Cranshaw, who was wearing a helmet, was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene, he said. There were no passengers on the motorcycle, Bolt said.

This story was originally published May 9, 2021 at 1:22 PM.

Cailyn Derickson

The Herald

Cailyn Derickson is a city government and politics reporter for The Herald, covering York, Chester and Lancaster counties. Cailyn graduated from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has previously worked at The Pilot and The News and Observer.