Columbia man dies days after motorcycle crash with truck, coroner says
A Columbia man died Tuesday, less than a week after he was riding a motorcycle that collided with a truck, the Richland County Coroner’s Office said.
William E. Hogan, Jr., was identified as the motorcycle rider who died following the Sept. 19 crash, Coroner Gary Watts said in a news release.
The 52-year-old was taken to a Columbia hospital, where he died just before 2 p.m. because of complications of blunt force injuries, Watts said.
The wreck occurred at 4233 West Beltline Blvd., according to the news release.
The Columbia Police Department reported the 4200 block of the road was closed to traffic for about two hours following the crash. That is near the intersection with Two Notch Road in an area densely packed with restaurants and retail businesses.
A 38-year-old man driving the pickup truck was cited with failing to yield the right of way and causing the collision, police said.
The truck driver was in the oncoming lane and turned left into the motorcyclist, according to police.
Information was not available on the possibility of additional charges filed against the truck driver following Hogan’s death.
The truck was originally reported to be a tractor trailer by the coroner’s office, which quickly issued a correction on the vehicle’s description.
Police and the coroner’s office continue to investigate the collision.
This story was originally published September 25, 2019 at 12:45 PM with the headline "Columbia man dies days after motorcycle crash with truck, coroner says."
