Pickup truck crashes into turning SUV, killing driver, SC Highway Patrol says
One person died days after a pickup truck and SUV crashed, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
The two-vehicle collision happened April 22 in Laurens County, but the death wasn’t reported until Tuesday, said Master Trooper Brandon Bolt.
At about 2:20 p.m. Saturday, a 2015 Chevrolet pickup was driving east on Green Pond Road when it hit a westbound 2010 Lexus SUV that was making a turn into a private driveway, according to Bolt.
The drivers were the only occupants in the vehicles, and both were taken to an area hospital, Bolt said. That’s where the SUV driver later died, according to Bolt.
The Laurens County Coroner’s Office has not publicly identified the SUV driver.
Further information on the condition of the Chevy driver was not available.
No other injuries were reported.
There was no word if anyone involved in the crash was wearing a seat belt, but the wreck continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol.
Through Sunday, 280 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2023, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, 1,091 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.
At least four people have died in Laurens County crashes in 2023, according to DPS data. Last year, 24 deaths were reported in the county, DPS reported.
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This story was originally published April 25, 2023 at 2:28 PM with the headline "Pickup truck crashes into turning SUV, killing driver, SC Highway Patrol says."
