Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a motorcycle accident that occurred in the 500 block of Ansel Caughman Road in Leesville at approximately 11:20 p.m. Sunday.

According to Fisher, Mr. Brandon Shawn Matthews, 42, of Batesburg was pronounced dead at the scene due to injuries sustained.

Mr. Matthews was not wearing a helmet when his motorcycle left the right side of the roadway and struck a tree. The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating.