Motorcyclist killed in Georgetown County crash The crash happened on U.S. 17 Business approximatley nine miles north of Pawleys Island. (Source: Gray News) By Patrick Phillips | May 17, 2021 at 3:02 PM EDT - Updated May 17 at 3:02 PM GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Highway Patrol says a crash Friday killed a motorcyclist. The crash happened on U.S. 17 Business approximately nine miles north of Pawleys Island, Master Trooper Brian Lee said. Troopers say the driver of a 2008 motorcycle was headed south on U.S. 17 when it ran off the roadway and struck a parked GMC utility vehicle. The driver of the motorcycle, who was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, died from injuries suffered in the crash, Lee said.