28-year-old Lexington man dies in early morning collision with tractor trailer

A 28-year-old Lexington man died Thursday morning after his vehicle collided with a tractor trailer on Platt Springs Road.

Dakotah Troupe Turner was driving west on Platt Springs Road in a 1997 GMC SUV when he struck a 2023 tractor-trailer attempting to turn eastbound onto the road from a private driveway.

The collision occurred about 4:25 a.m. Thursday on the 4900 block of Platt Springs Road near Winchester Drive, west of South Congaree, the South Carolina Highway Patrol said.

Turner was not wearing a seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the scene, the Lexington County Coroner’s Office said.

The coroner’s office and highway patrol continue to investigate the collision.

This story was originally published March 15, 2024 at 11:24 AM.

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