Jack Baxter Blanton , 52, of Piedmont died Thursday after he and another man, Timothy Whitfield, 36, of Piedmont were thrown from a moped. The accident happened around 9:15 a.m. on Shiloh Church Road in Piedmont when the moped slowed to make a left turn and was struck by a truck driven by Vance Ellison, 33 of Williamston, according to Cpl. Bill Rhyne of the SC Highway Patrol. Both men were transported to Greenville Memorial Hospital where Blanton died from head injuries at 10:24 a.m. according to Anderson County Deputy Coroner DonMcCown. Whitefield was treated for injuries.
