SC man killed when motorcycle crashed into tree is identified by coroner
A Midlands man was killed Saturday evening when a motorcycle crashed into a tree, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Austin William Russell Outlaw, a 27-year-old Camden resident, died at the scene Kershaw County Coroner David West said Sunday.
The single-vehicle collision happened at about 6 p.m. in Kershaw County, said Master Trooper Brandon Bolt of the Highway Patrol.
Outlaw was driving a 2018 Harley-Davidson south on Providence Road, and near the 2700 block the motorcycle ran off the right side and hit a tree, officials said. That’s in the Cassat area, about five miles from North Central High School.
Outlaw was the only person on the motorcycle, and no other injuries were reported.
Outlaw was not wearing a helmet, West said.
Information about what caused the motorcycle to veer off the road was not available, but the crash continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol.
Through July 4, at least 489 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2023, and 54 involved a motorcycle, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, 1,091 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.
At least six people have died in Kershaw County crashes in 2023, according to DPS data. Last year, 17 deaths were reported in the county, DPS reported.
