Police arrest 20-year-old man they say caused fatal hit-and-run motorcycle accident
A man who police say killed a motorcyclist last month has been arrested.
South Carolina Highway Patrol arrested Justin Lindsay on Wednesday after they say he hit a motorcyclist with his car and fled the scene. The accident happened about 8 miles from North Myrtle Beach.
Charles Mechling, 55, died from his injuries in the accident. The Little River man was driving a 1997 Harley-Davidson motorcycle at approximately 9 p.m. going south on S.C. 9 near GP Smith Avenue when it was struck by Lindsay’s vehicle, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Lindsay was driving too fast and hit Mechling’s motorcycle from behind, causing him to fall off, according to police reports.
Lindsay, 20, who is from North Carolina, is being held at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center without bond and faces up to 25 years in prison.
