Motorcycle driver who died after hitting downed tree in Lancaster County now identified
The coroner’s office in Lancaster County has identified the person who died Thursday night in a motorcycle wreck in Lancaster County.
Coroner Karla Deese’s office identified the driver late Friday morning as Bernard Stewart, 55, of Lancaster.
Master Trooper Gary Miller with South Carolina Highway Patrol said the incident happened just before 8 p.m. Thursday. Stewart was riding a 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle when the incident happened at S.C. 5 near U.S. 521, about five miles north of Lancaster.
“There were no other passengers, no other vehicles involved,” Miller said.
Miller didn’t name the driver, referring instead to the Lancaster County coroner’s office for further details.
“(The) motorcycle was traveling east on Hwy. 5 and struck a tree that had fallen in the roadway,” Miller said.
This story was originally published August 6, 2021 at 9:31 AM.
