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Lancaster man identified as person killed in weekend SC crash

A Lancaster man was killed in a car crash on Saturday, officials said.

Carlos Smith, 46, died at Medical University of South Carolina in Lancaster after the wreck on Saturday, said Karla Knight-Deese, Lancaster County Coroner.

Smith was driving a Honda van on S.C. 903 when it hit a guardrail and overturned, said Trooper Joe Hovis of the S.C. Highway Patrol. Smith, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the van, Hovis said.

Emergency responders took Smith to the hospital, where he later died.

The fatal crash is the fourth in Lancaster County in 2021, according to the S.C. Department of Public Safety.

The crash remains under investigation.

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Andrew Dys
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Andrew Dys covers breaking news and public safety for The Herald, where he has been a reporter and columnist since 2000. He has won 51 South Carolina Press Association awards for his coverage of crime, race, justice, and people. He is author of the book “Slice of Dys” and his work is in the U.S. Library of Congress.
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