Columbia man killed when truck runs off road and flips, Lexington County coroner says
One person was killed and another was hospitalized Tuesday following a late-night crash in Lexington County, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Antonia Deshawn White, a 32-year-old Columbia resident, died in the accident, Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said Thursday.
The single-vehicle collision happened Tuesday at about 10:30 p.m., said Cpl. David Jones.
A 1991 Ford F-150 pickup truck was driving south on Fish Hatchery Road in the Pelion area, according to Jones. Near the intersection with Patricia Avenue, the 33-year-old pickup ran off the right side of the road and the driver over-corrected, causing the truck to run across the road and then off the left side, Jones said.
The pickup then flipped over, and a passenger, later identified as White, died at the scene, according to Jones. White was not wearing a seat belt, Fisher said.
The driver was taken to Prisma Health Richland hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to Jones. Further information on the driver’s condition was not available.
No other injuries were reported.
There was no word if the driver was wearing a seat belt.
Information about what caused the pickup to originally veer off the road was not available, and the crash continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol.
Through Jan. 15, 26 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2024, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, 999 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.
At least three people have died in Lexington County crashes in 2024, according to DPS data. There were 43 deaths reported in the county in 2023, DPS reported.
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This story was originally published January 24, 2024 at 12:12 PM with the headline "Columbia man killed when truck runs off road and flips, Lexington County coroner says."
