UPDATE: Simpsonville Cyclist Dies As Result of Crash

Updated: 7:25 a.m. Friday, April 27

According to WSPA, the Simpsonville cyclist involved in a crash on Wednesday has died as a result of his injuries.

Reported Thursday, April 26

A spokesperson for South Carolina Highway Patrol has indicated that the cyclist involved in Wednesday's accident was 62-year-old Walter Brackin. Brackin was traveling on Route 14 outside Sompsonville when he collided with a car and thrown from his bicycle. The driver of the car has not been charged.

Brackin was life-flighted to Greenville Memorial Hospital where he faces injuries that have him fighting for his life. Brackin has strong ties to the Mauldin High School community.

It has already been a difficult 2012 for Mauldin High, having to a sudden illness in March.

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On the day the South Carolina Department of Public Safety aimed at motorists who don’t make way for cyclists and walkers, a bike-rider in Simpsonville was seriously hurt in a collision with an automobile on Wednesday evening.

WSPA has video of the scene at Highway 14 and Pollard Road.

Information is still coming in and will be passed along as it becomes available.

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