Coroner identifies man killed in Mount Pleasant crash

Published: Jun. 4, 2023 at 9:39 PM EDT

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston County Coroner’s Office released the name of a man who died Saturday after a crash.

Brandon Newsome, 19, died at 1:42 p.m. Saturday from injuries he suffered after being in a crash that involved a motorcycle and a vehicle, according to coroner Bobbi O’Neal.

O’Neal says the crash happened at approximately 1:07 p.m. on the intersection of N. Highway 17 at Ivy Hall.

Newsome was the driver of the motorcycle, according to O’Neal.

The Mount Pleasant Police Department is investigating the incident, O’Neal says.