South Carolina motorcyclist dies in I-40 ramp crash in Greensboro

A 20-year-old South Carolina man died when his motorcycle left the I-40 East ramp to U.S. 29 South in Greensboro, adding another fatal crash to a corridor that keeps drawing scrutiny from investigators and safety officials.

Greensboro police identified the rider as Kelvin Level Broadhurst Jr. of Woodland, South Carolina. Officers, Greensboro Fire and Guilford County EMS were called at about 4:57 p.m. to the ramp after reports of a motorcycle crash with serious injuries.

Police said Broadhurst was riding a Ducati eastbound on Interstate 40 and taking the ramp to U.S. 29 South when he ran off the road to the left and struck a guardrail. He was thrown from the motorcycle and died at the scene from his injuries.

The Greensboro Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Unit responded and is handling the investigation. That unit will examine the roadway layout, speed, rider movement and any other factors that may have contributed to the crash.

Broadhurst was also identified as a North Carolina A&T football player and defensive lineman. School leaders confirmed he was part of the Aggies football program. His mother said the loss came just before his birthday, adding a personal toll to a crash that is already being felt beyond the roadway itself.

The fatal wreck adds to concern about the I-40 and U.S. 29 corridor, where high-speed ramps and heavy regional traffic create conditions that can turn a single mistake into a deadly crash. On roads like these, a rider has little margin for error once a motorcycle leaves the lane and hits a fixed object.

State transportation officials track those patterns closely. The North Carolina Department of Transportation says its Traffic Safety Unit collects crash data to identify trends and improve road safety, and it publishes annual crash data and safety maps for public use.

Greensboro’s police records also show another fatal Interstate 40 crash under investigation on March 18, at Exit 208 on the westbound side. For investigators and road-safety planners, the latest death is another reminder that the interstate through Greensboro continues to be one of the city’s most closely watched stretches of pavement.