Columbia man killed in crash on I-26 identified by Richland County coroner

The person killed in a single-vehicle collision on I-26 Monday night was identified by the coroner.

Vann Keith Gibson, 50, was identified as the unrestrained passenger in a vehicle that left the roadway and struck a tree, according to Richland County Coroner Gary Watts.

An autopsy indicated the Columbia resident's cause of death was because of positional asphyxiation, Watts said.

The crash happened around 11:45 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-26 at the 100 mile marker, according to Lance Cpl. David Jones of the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

A 2010 Hyundai SUV went off the left side of the roadway, Jones said. The driver over-corrected and the car went off the right side of the road, where it hit several trees.

The driver, who was wearing a seat belt, was taken to Palmetto Health Richland hospital with life-threatening injuries, Jones said.

The incident remains under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

This story was originally published March 20, 2018 at 6:43 PM with the headline "Columbia man killed in crash on I-26 identified by Richland County coroner."