Lancaster driver dies after hitting cow in road

LANCASTER A Kershaw man died Tuesday night after the truck he was driving hit a cow that was in the road, police said.

The driver, Joel Knight, 52, of Kershaw County, died at the scene, said Karla Knight Deese, Lancaster County deputy coroner.

The wreck happened at 6:20 p.m. on S.C. 522 southeast of Lancaster and northeast of Heath Springs. The 2006 Ford Ranger pickup that Knight was driving hit the cow that was in the road, then the truck smashed a fence, said Lance Cpl. Tony Keller of the S.C. Highway Patrol.

The highway patrol investigation team is investigating the collision.