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Person identified in fatal motorcycle crash on Clemson Road

The accident happened around 1:30 Monday afternoon

COLUMBIA, S.C. — One person is dead after a motorcycle crash on Clemson Road. 

According to South Carolina Highway Patrol Corporal Sonny Collins, the accident happened around 1:26 p.m. 

A 2017 Kawasaki motorcycle was traveling westbound on Clemson Road when a 2008 Toyota traveling eastbound make a left hand turn onto Salisbury Lane, striking the motorcycle.   

Emina H. Yates, 39, was the driver of a motorcycle that collided with a motor vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy indicated the cause of death to be due to blunt force injuries to the upper torso.

The Richland County Coroner’s Office and the SC Highway Patrol are investigating the incident.

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