Rock Hill, Fort Mill, York SC Accidents and Injuries Legal Blog

Rock Hill motorcyclist dies in crash

ROCK HILL — A Rock Hill motorcyclist died Saturday evening after he ran off the road and was thrown from his bike, officials say.

At about 6:35 p.m., Bobby Ray Hammond was traveling north on Barringer Road, three miles south of Rock Hill, when he ran off the left side of the road, struck a ditch and was thrown from the bike, said Lance Cpl. Tony Keller with the state Highway Patrol.

Hammond, 55, was pronounced dead at the scene, said York County Coroner Sabrina Gast.

Hammond was driving a 1999 Harley-Davidson and did not wear a helmet, Keller said.

No other injuries were reported.

On Wednesday, another Rock Hill motorcyclist was critically injured in a hit-and-run collision on Mount Gallant and Celanese roads.

Joshua Reynolds, 23, was taken to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte after police say a champagne Infiniti hit him, throwing him off his Yamaha R-6. Police later found the car at a Farlow Street home, and arrested Christopher Levon Franklin, 31.

At the same time, Jeremy Cord Mobley, 25, went to the police station, where he was questioned. Hours later, police charged both Franklin and Mobley with leaving the scene of an accident.

As of Thursday, police were still trying to determine who was at fault for the actual accident. Authorities have asked the public for more information about the hit-and-run.

Anyone with information is asked to call York County Crimestoppers at (877) 409-4321.

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