Three fatalities were reported in Anderson County within three days following separate vehicle crashes, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
The most recent incident occurred at approximately 10:10 p.m. on Saturday, when a 2026 Honda motorcycle crashed on River Road at Tall Oaks Circle. Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway confirmed the motorcycle veered off the left side of the road and collided with a tree. The rider, 26-year-old Jacob Chase Scroggins of Belton, was pronounced dead at the scene.
No other injuries were reported, and the rider’s helmet status remains unclear. The cause of the accident is under investigation.
Another crash happened just hours before, around 1:50 a.m. on Sept. 24, involving a 2018 Dodge Ram pickup truck on River Road, north of Old Anderson Road. The truck ran off the right side of the road and struck an embankment. One occupant, 23-year-old Austin Chandler Allison of Gainesville, Georgia, died, while the other passenger was hospitalized. Further details about their condition have not been released.
Earlier on the same day, a pedestrian was struck and killed by a Ford pickup truck on S.C. 28 Bypass near Electric City Smoke at approximately 5 a.m. The pedestrian, identified as 59-year-old Judith Anne Hathaway of Seneca, died at the scene. The pickup driver was unharmed.
All crashes are currently under investigation by the Highway Patrol. As of Sunday, 654 fatalities have occurred on South Carolina roads in 2026, with 35 deaths reported in Anderson County this year.