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2 thrown from motorcycle, 1 dies

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CLARENDON COUNTY, SC (WIS) -

A man is dead and his passenger is hospitalized after the motorcycle they were riding on left the roadway and crashed Sunday night.

According to the highway patrol, the accident happened around 10 p.m. on U.S. Highway 15.

Troopers said a 28-year-old man from Elloree was driving his 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle when, for unknown reasons, it ran off the roadway. He died at the scene.

A 32-year-old female passenger, also from Elloree, was transported by helicopter to Palmetto Health Richland hospital. Her condition is not known.

Troopers said the victims were not wearing helmets.

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