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Charlotte area NC man dies after Lancaster SC crash, troopers and coroner say

South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal collision on March 31, 2023 in Chester County, officials said.
South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal collision on March 31, 2023 in Chester County, officials said. online@thestate.com

A North Carolina man from the Charlotte area has died after a crash earlier this month in South Carolina, officials said.

Timothy Ryan Cox, 48, of Monroe, N.C. in Union County, died at a hospital after the crash July 20 near Lancaster, according to Karla Knight-Deese, Lancaster County Coroner.

Cox was driving a Jeep on July 20 after noon when the vehicle went off Rocky River Road and overturned, said Lance Cpl. William Bennett of the S.C. Highway Patrol.

The area of the crash is south of Union and Mecklenburg counties in North Carolina, and east of Fort Mill and Rock Hill in York County in South Carolina.

The fatal crash remains under investigation by the highway patrol and coroner’s office.

Andrew Dys
The Herald
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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