Two-vehicle collision outside West Columbia leaves one dead

A two-vehicle collision Sunday in Lexington County left one man dead.

A 2006 Chevrolet was traveling south at 3:18 p.m. on Gardners Terrace Road outside of West Columbia when it crossed into the northbound lane, where it struck a 2004 Pontiac head on, said Lance Corporal Judd Jones of the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The driver of the Chevrolet wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and was pronounced dead on the scene, Jones said.

Patricia Stone, 69, was driving the Pontiac and was taken to an area hospital, along with a male passenger, with non-life threatening injuries according to Jones, adding both were wearing seatbelts.

A female passenger in the Chevrolet was also wearing a seatbelt and was taken to an area hospital with a non-life threatening injury, said Jones, who added the collision remains under investigation by Highway Patrol and the Lexington County Coroner’s Office.

This story was originally published May 22, 2016 at 10:59 PM with the headline "Two-vehicle collision outside West Columbia leaves one dead."