Wyatt Baughman has been identified by the Lexington County Coroner as the Lexington man who was killed in a deadly motorcycle crash Friday night.
Rueben Wyatt Baughman, 31, of Lexington, was traveling on Highway 6 when he lost control of his 1986 Suzuki motorcycle while trying to pass another vehicle.
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South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers said the incident happened just before 9 p.m. Baughman, who was driving a 1986 Suzuki Motorcycle, was traveling east on South Carolina Highway 6 near Pleasant View Drive when he lost control. The coroner said Baughman was attempting to pass another car when he was ejected from his motorcycle as he maneuvered to avoid a collision with an oncoming car. source
Officials said Baughman was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision due to his injuries.
SCHP continues to investigate this crash.
Friand and family took to Facebook to remember Baughman, who worked as an electrician at Lexington Medical Center and the VC Summer Nuclear Plant: