Traffic accidents in Oconee and Anderson

According to information received by 101.7/WGOG, part of U-S 76 at Long Creek was closed yesterday afternoon as public safety responders worked the scene of a pickup truck accident.  One person is said to have been flown for medical treatment.  The Anderson County coroner has announced that, days after the accident, the death of Michael Lee Thomason of Mauldin.  Coroner Greg Shore says 44-year old Thomason suffered multiple traumatic injuries in the highway 153 crash of a motorcycle and a Honda automobile.