30-06-2025
Four Harley-Davidson motorcycles involved in a deadly crash on I-20, SC cops say
One person was killed Saturday in a crash on Interstate 20 that left three others hospitalized, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Kendall Lamar Walker — a 57-year-old Augusta, Georgia resident — was the motorcycle rider who died in what Lexington County Coroner called an accident.
The five-vehicle collision happened at about 3:20 p.m. on a stretch of I-20 in Lexington County, said Sgt. Tyler Tidwell.
Four Harley-Davidson motorcycles were stopped on the right shoulder of the eastbound side of I-20 at the 51 mile marker, according to Tidwell. The motorcycles —2015, 2019, 2020 and 2021 models — were beneath the overpass for Longs Pond Road when a 2024 Chrysler ran off the right side of I-20 and crashed into all four of the Harley-Davidson bikes, Tidwell said.
Walker, the driver of the 2015 Harley-Davidson, died at the scene, while the three other bikers were injured and taken to Prisma Health Richland hospital in Columbia, according to Tidwell. Further information on the conditions of the surviving motorcycle riders was not available.
In addition to the Chrysler driver, there were three passengers in that vehicle, and none of them were hurt in the wreck, Tidwell said. No other injuries were reported.
Walker was not wearing a helmet, according to the coroner's office.
There was no word if any of the surviving motorcycle riders were wearing helmets, or if anyone in the Chrysler was wearing a seat belt.
Information about what caused the Chrysler to veer off I-20 was not available, but the crash continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol and coroner's office.
Multiple lanes on the eastbound side of I-20 were blocked for hours following the collision, and the scene wasn't cleared until about 8 p.m., according to the South Carolina Department of Transportation.
Through June 22, at least 371 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2025, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, at least 948 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.
At least 17 people have died in Lexington County crashes in 2025, according to DPS data. There were 50 deaths in the county in 2024, DPS reported.
