Man riding on tailgate killed in crash with semitruck, troopers say
Published: Jul. 23, 2026 at 5:35 PM CDT
ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (WHNS/Gray News) - Officers are investigating after a man sitting on a truck tailgate was killed in a crash involving a semitruck.
The crash was reported just after 2 p.m. on July 20around Highway 243 in Anderson County.
Two vehicles were involved, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol: a 2015 Dodge Ram pickup truck traveling on Milford Road and a 2018 Peterbilt tractor-trailer traveling south on SC 243.
The man, later identified as 40-year-old Carmen Joaquin Morales from Marion, North Carolina, was sitting on the tailgate of the Dodge before the crash. He died from his injuries at the site.
No other injuries were reported.
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