A Union man died Friday night as the result of injuries he received in a one-vehicle collision west of Jonesville.

Ricky Joshua “Rilo” Allison, 29, of 737 Webber Lake Road, passed away at Wallace Thomson Hospital shortly after being transported there by Union County EMS following an accident where the motorcylce he was driving collided with a tree about four miles west of Jonesville on Gist Bridge Road.

According to Lance Cpl. Josef Robinson of the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Allison was traveling west on Gist Bridge Road around 7:35 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20, believed to be exceeding the posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour, when the 2003 Suzuki 1300 Hayabusa motorcycle he was driving crossed the center line, went off the left side of the road and struck a tree.

Robinson said weather conditions were clear and speed could have been a factor in the accident. There were no passengers involved and Allison was not wearing a helmet.

The accident is still under investigation by the highway patrol.

Allison is the husband of Brandy Moore Allison and the son of Ricky Gene Allison of Gaffney and the late Linda Gail Horne Allison. He attended Union High School and was employed as a truck driver.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, at Philippi Baptist Church and will be conducted by the Rev. Brad Goodale with burial to follow at Union Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held at the church from 6-8 p.m. today (Tuesday, Aug. 24).

In addition to his wife and father, Allison is survived by a daughter, one sister, a brother and a host of other family and friends.

The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home of Union is in charge of funeral arrangements.

Find Allison’s full obituary in the Tuesday, Aug. 24, edition of The Times on page two and now at the newspaper’s Web site at www.uniondailytimes.com.

This was the third fatal accident in Union County this year.