Dermot O’Leary, a student at Wando High School in Mt Pleasant, SC., has been named as the young man killed in a motorcycle accident Tuesday.

O’Leary, 18, was traveling on Highway 17 North at Carolina Park Blvd in the Carolina Park neighborhood when the fatal crash occurred.

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He was pronounced dead died at the scene.

Mount Pleasant police say the motorcyclist swerved to avoid stopped traffic, sideswiped a car, and was thrown from the bike. source

The principal of Wando recorded a message that was sent out to parents Tuesday afternoon asking for thoughts and prayers for the student’s family.