A 61-year-old Simpsonville man has died days after a motorcycle crash on Foster Road in Wellford, according to the Spartanburg County Coroner. Laddie Johnson was taken from the crash scene to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center on August 31 and died days later.
Per the coroner, Johnson died days after the wreck, which happened in Wellford, as FOX Carolina News reported. Johnson lived in Simpsonville. Wellford Police are investigating the crash, per the coroner's account relayed by the station.
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The crash occurred on August 31, and Johnson was taken to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Wellford Police, led by Chief David Green, are listed by the City of Wellford. It remains unclear exactly what caused the crash, and the investigation is ongoing.
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The article also discusses Foster Road and safety concerns.
Spartanburg County Leads State in Traffic and Motorcycle Deaths
Johnson's death adds to a grim tally for Spartanburg County, which led all 46 South Carolina counties in highway traffic fatalities in 2025 with 74 deaths and had recorded 47 highway fatalities through mid-August 2026, Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger told Spartan Weekly News. Statewide, preliminary data from the South Carolina Department of Public Safety recorded 558 fatal crashes and 591 traffic deaths as of 9 a.m. on September 4, 2026, compared to 608 fatal crashes and 648 deaths over the comparable period in 2025.
Motorcyclists face particular risk in the county. The available statistics cited here do not provide 2025 statewide or county-level motorcycle-fatality totals or a statewide helmet-use proportion. It is not stated in available reporting whether Johnson was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
The article also discusses other motorcycle crashes in the Upstate.
