RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Former New England Patriots player David Patten, Jr. was killed in a motorcycle crash in South Carolina on Thursday night.
Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford said Patten, 47, a former wide receiver for the Patriots, was killed in a motorcycle crash near Columbia around 9:45 p.m.
Lance Cpl. Nick Pye, with the South Carolina Highway Patrol, said there were three vehicles involved in the collision.
According to Pye, both a Honda van and Chevrolet sedan were traveling east when Patten, who was driving the motorcycle in the westbound lanes, went left of center and struck the Chevrolet.