Anderson Man dies in Moped Accident

An Anderson County man died Thursday afternoon when his moped collided with a van on West Shockley Ferry Road and South Main Street in Anderson.  Anderson County Coroner Don McCown reports that 54-year-old Charles Franklin Richardson was pronounced dead within an hour of arriving at AnMed Health Medical Center.  He was not wearing a helmet during the time of the accident and a cause of death is pending an autopsy by the coroner’s office today. The driver of the van has not been charged at this time and is not believed to be at fault in the accident.