Driver who rear-ended cyclist in deadly crash not cited, troopers say

The driver who ran into the back of an Upstate cyclist in a deadly crash was not cited, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers.Joshua Edward Duncan, 31, of Welford, died at Spartanburg Regional Wednesday.Duncan was riding his bicycle down SC 101 when he was hit at 6:45 p.m., troopers said. Both Duncan and the driver were heading south, according to troopers.Troopers said Duncan was wearing a helmet and was taken by ambulance to Spartanburg Regional where he later died. The woman driving the SUV was not injured and was not cited at the scene, troopers said. The agency's Multi-jurisdictional Accident Investigation Team, MAIT, was continuing to investigate. No charges, if any, will be filed until the investigation is complete, troopers said. Duncan's wife told WYFF News 4's Mike McCormick Thursday that he started riding about six months ago to get healthier for their 13-month-old daughter.

The driver who ran into the back of an Upstate cyclist in a deadly crash was not cited, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers.

Joshua Edward Duncan, 31, of Welford, died at Spartanburg Regional Wednesday.


Duncan was riding his bicycle down SC 101 when he was hit at 6:45 p.m., troopers said.

Both Duncan and the driver were heading south, according to troopers.

Troopers said Duncan was wearing a helmet and was taken by ambulance to Spartanburg Regional where he later died.

The woman driving the SUV was not injured and was not cited at the scene, troopers said. The agency's Multi-jurisdictional Accident Investigation Team, MAIT, was continuing to investigate. No charges, if any, will be filed until the investigation is complete, troopers said.

Duncan's wife told WYFF News 4's Mike McCormick Thursday that he started riding about six months ago to get healthier for their 13-month-old daughter.