Lancaster SC man identified as driver killed in Chester County crash near York line
The driver of an SUV was killed in a Chester County crash near the York County line late Friday, officials said.
Reshawn Emanuel Barber, 37, of Green Peach Road in Lancaster, died in the wreck, said Terry Tinker, Chester County Coroner.
The wreck happened around 11:30 p.m. on U.S. 21, also called Catawba River Road, said Trooper Joe Hovis with the S.C. Highway Patrol.
Barber was driving a 2012 Audi SUV went the SUV went off the left side of the highway and hit several trees, Hovis said. Barber was entrapped and died at the scene, Hovis said.
The crash site was about seven miles north of Fort Lawn near the York County line, officials said.
Fire and rescue crews from Richburg, Great Falls and Fort Lawn, and Chester County EMS, responded to the scene, according to Richburg Fire-Rescue officials.
Second Chester road fatality of 2021
The fatal highway crash is the second in Chester County in 2021, according to the S.C. Department of Public Safety.
In the other fatal crash on Jan. 13, a pedestrian was killed in a hit and run case in western Chester County that South Carolina troopers say remains unsolved.
In 2020, Chester County had 11 fatal wrecks, public safety statistics show.
Check back for updates on this developing story.
This story was originally published February 6, 2021 at 9:20 AM.
