12-year-old killed in Garners Ferry wreck

A 12-year-old boy was killed in a two-car accident Friday evening at Garners Ferry Road and Lower Richland Boulevard in Hopkins.

Naquan Nasier Cornish-Smith, 12, of Chain Gang Road in Eastover, died at Palmetto Health Richland Memorial hospital at 6:45 p.m. from injuries he received in the collision, Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said.

A Honda Civic in which Cornish-Smith was a backseat passenger was traveling east and attempting a left turn onto Lower Richland Boulevard when it was struck by a Ford Explorer traveling west on Garners Ferry, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol.

Cornish-Smith was ejected from the car in the accident that happened at about 5:45 p.m., the patrol said. The driver of the Civic was not wearing a seat belt and was taken to a hospital to be treated for injuries.

The Ford Explorer flipped onto its roof. The driver was wearing a seat belt but was injured and taken to a hospital.

The Highway Patrol is investigating.

This story was originally published October 31, 2015 at 11:58 AM.