GRAY COURT, SC — October 3, 2026 Cecil Kenneth Starnes Jr., 55, of Gray Court, South Carolina, died weeks after suffering injuries in a motorcycle crash involving another vehicle at Highway 14 and Narnie Road in Laurens County.
According to the Laurens County Coroner’s Office, Starnes died on Thursday, October 22, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital from injuries sustained in the collision. The crash occurred shortly after 9 p.m. on October 3, according to local news reports.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol and Laurens County Coroner’s Office are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal collision. Authorities have not publicly detailed how the vehicles collided or determined responsibility.
