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Wednesday, April 1, 2015Area:
Charleston, SCBefore noon Wednesday, an 18-wheeler driven by Gale Hartman of High Point, North Carolina was exiting I-26 and turning left on Jedburg Road when it collided with a moped that was northbound on Jedburg and ran a red light. The moped driver was pronounced dead on the scene by Coroner Bill Salisbury. We'll update this story as more information becomes available.
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Saturday, March 28, 2015At around 7 p.m. Saturday, Tyler Cohen, 22, was driving east on Gun Club Road on a Honda Ruckus scooter with passenger Naomi Pomerance, 16. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, the traffic light was red when Cohen drove through the intersection of Military Trail, and two northbound SUVs struck the scooter. Both Cohen and Pomerance were thrown from the vehicle, and neither was wearing a helmet. Both riders were rushed to a local hospital, where Pomerance was pronounced dead at 11 p.m. Cohen is in serious condition. Drugs or alcohol may have been a factor in the crash.
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Monday, February 17, 2014A man riding a moped was killed in a collision with another vehicle Tuesday night.
Daniel Bruce Frost, 66, of Burlington, was killed around 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of South Church Street and Gurney Street.
Frost was driving a 2009 Honda moped west on South Church Street when he collided with a 2008 Chevrolet going north on Gurney Street, Burlington police said.
Frost was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the car wasn't injured.
The investigation continues. Two witnesses told police Frost ran a red light.