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Holiday weekend traffic wreck claims life of motorcyclist

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MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Horry County Coroner Robert Edge confirms Sunday morning that the man involved in a motorcycle collision with a SUV at the intersection of Robert Grissom Parkway and Highway 501 has died.

The incident occurred around 10 p.m. Saturday night.  Traffic surrounding the intersection was blocked off by emergency personnel. The motorcyclist involved was identified as 39-year-old Elbert Mitchell III of Durham, NC.  He was pronounced dead in the emergency room at 10:51 p.m.

No charges have been filed at this time. According to Edge, the South Carolina Highway Patrol's MAIT team was on scene aiding in the investigation.

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