Driver dies in single-vehicle wreck in Hopkins

UPDATE:

Officials released the name and cause of death for driver who died in a single-vehicle car wreck early Tuesday morning.

Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said Genise Regina Law, 49, of Oswego was the driver and only occupant in a single-vehicle wreck around 2:30 a.m. on the 9400 block of Garners Ferry Road/U.S. 76.

An autopsy indicated Law died from blunt trauma of the head and torso.

State Highway Patrol continues to investigate this wreck.

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The State Highway Patrol is investigating the circumstances behind a single-vehicle wreck that killed one person early Tuesday morning.

Troopers reported the driver of a 1998 Ford Explorer was heading eastbound on U.S. 76 near Blue Johnson Road near Hopkins about 2:15 a.m. when the vehicle ran off the side of the roadway to the right.

The vehicle then overturned and struck several trees.

The driver was wearing a seat belt during the crash.

The wreck remains under investigation.

This story was originally published May 3, 2016 at 11:34 AM with the headline "Driver dies in single-vehicle wreck in Hopkins."