79-year-old man dies in one-car crash in Aiken County

One person was killed and another taken to the hospital in a Saturday afternoon wreck in Aiken County.

Aiken County Coroner Daryl Ables said Samuel Green, 79, died in the one-car wreck. The incident happened shortly after 4:30 p.m. Saturday on state Highway 4 near Holcomb Road, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

Green reportedly was driving a Chevrolet Trailblazer west on Highway 4 when he went off the left side of the roadway and hit a tree. Green died at the scene, and the coroner’s office said an autopsy is set to be performed in Newberry. A passenger in the car was taken to a local hospital, authorities said.

The Highway Patrol and the Aiken County Coroner’s Office continue to investigate.

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.