Crime & Safety

Witness Describes Fatal Motorcycle Wreck

Man tells police rider accelerated, then lost control.

Police have released a witness account of .

Brandon Mann, 29, of Goose Creek, died after the 2011 Suzuki motorcycle he was riding ran off the road and hit two mailboxes on Thistle Road. 

A witness told police that he was behind Mann and saw him accelerate the bike and then began to lose control. Mann hit the mailboxes and fell to the ground.

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Mann was not wearing a helmet. He was transported to Trident Medical Center, where he died.

The accident is under investigation by the Coroner's Office and the Goose Creek Police Department.

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