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Chester woman killed in head-on collision

A Chester resident died in a collision on Saluda Road in Rock Hill Monday night.

The victim was Virginia Harris, 27, York County Coroner Sabrina Gast said.

Harris was killed when a truck headed in the opposite direction drifted left of center and hit her vehicle head on, South Carolina Highway Patrol master trooper Gary Miller said.

She was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death has not been released at this time.

The driver of the truck was not injured and no passengers were involved, South Carolina Highway Patrol master trooper Gary Miller said. No charges have yet been filed.

S.C. Highway Patrol and the Coroner’s Office are investigating. Autopsy and toxicology results are pending, Gast said.

This story was originally published April 13, 2021 at 10:38 AM.

Tobie Nell Perkins
The Herald
Tobie Nell Perkins works for the Herald in partnership with Report For America. She covers Chester County, the Catawba Indian Nation and general assignments. Tobie graduated from the University of Florida and has won a regional Murrow Award as well as awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Florida Society of News Editors.
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