Second Person Dies Over The Weekend As Result Of Injuries Sustained In Seneca Area Accident

(Seneca, SC)———–A second person has died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident near Seneca last Thursday.

The accident, which occurred around 2:45pm at the intersection of Singing Pines Road and Import Drive, involved a 2008 Suzuki Motorcycle and a 2006 Dodge pickup truck.

The accident took the life of the driver of the motorcycle, 32 year old James Richard “Richie” Rogers, Jr. of Seneca.

A female passenger, who was identified by Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis as the wife of the deceased, was transported to Prisma Health – Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Over the weekend, Coroner Addis issued a release stating that 35 year old Mary Rebecca Graham of Fair Play had died in the intensive care unit at the hospital.

According to Coroner Addis, Ms. Graham died from complications of a head injury at 6:01pm Saturday.

Both the deceased and his wife reportedly were not wearing a helmet and were ejected from the motorcycle