Man killed in motorcycle crash in Cherokee County

GAFFNEY, SC (FOX Carolina) – The Cherokee County Coroner's Office said a man died after a motorcycle accident on Wednesday.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) reports that a 2005 Honda motorcycle was traveling east on Hopewell Road near SC Highway 5 on Wednesday at approximately 1:21 p.m.

A 2012 rollback tow truck was stopped while facing west on Hopewell Road and attempting to make a left turn, SCHP said.

According to police, the motorcycle left the right side of the road, overturned and slid back across the road under the tow truck.

The Cherokee County coroner identified the motorcyclist as 47-year-old Mark David Cook and said Cook was not wearing a helmet when he was thrown from the motorcycle.

He died of his injuries at Cherokee Medical Center shortly after 2:30 p.m

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