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Man dies from injuries more than a week after wreck on SC highway in Aiken County

Aiken County Coroner’s Office said Michael Moran, 87, of Trenton, died Sept. 23, 2023 from injuries sustained in a car crash on Sept. 13.
Aiken County Coroner’s Office said Michael Moran, 87, of Trenton, died Sept. 23, 2023 from injuries sustained in a car crash on Sept. 13. The Wichita Eagle

A South Carolina man died Saturday from injuries sustained in a wreck nearly two weeks earlier.

Trenton’s Michael Moran, 87, died Saturday at Augusta University Medical Center from injuries sustained in an Aiken County wreck on Sept. 13, Aiken County Coroner Daryl Ables said in a Sunday news release.

Just before 9 p.m. Sept. 13, Moran was driving on Hatchaway Bridge Road in a 2017 Subaru and attempted to make a left turn onto Wagener Road, Ables said. A 2007 Dodge Caliber was traveling east on Wagener Road and collided with the side Moran’s Subaru, according to the coroner and South Carolina Highway Patrol reports.

The driver of the Dodge was taken to an area hospital for treatment, the Highway Patrol said.

The Highway Patrol and the coroner’s office continue to investigate the incident.

This story was originally published September 24, 2023 at 2:15 PM.

Chris Trainor
The State
Chris Trainor is a retail reporter for The State and has been working for newspapers in South Carolina for more than 21 years, including previous stops at the (Greenwood) Index-Journal and the (Columbia) Free Times. He is the winner of a host of South Carolina Press Association awards, including honors in column writing, government beat reporting, profile writing, food writing, business beat reporting, election coverage, social media and more.
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