SUV driver killed in crash on Columbia road, South Carolina Highway Patrol says
One person is dead following a crash in Columbia on Saturday, South Carolina Highway Patrol said.
The two-vehicle collision happened at about 4:20 p.m. on Pineview Road, near the intersection with American Italian Way, Master Trooper David Jones said. That’s close to where Pineview intersects with Shop and Bluff roads.
A Chevrolet Tahoe was heading east on Pineview when it sideswiped a Hyundai Elantra heading in the opposite direction, according to Jones.
After the collision, the Chevy SUV ran off the left side of the road where it hit a ditch and flipped over, Jones said.
The driver of the SUV was not wearing a seat belt and died at the scene, according to Jones.
The Richland County Coroner’s Office will publicly identify the driver after performing an autopsy and notifying the next of kin.
No other injuries were reported in the wreck by Highway Patrol.
Information on what caused the Chevy to hit the Hyundai was not available, but the crash is being investigated by Highway Patrol and the coroner’s office.
Through Friday afternoon, 872 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2020, according to the Department of Public Safety. Of those, 590 of the victims had access to seat belts, but 316 were not wearing them, DPS reported.
There have been at least 42 people killed in Richland County crashes in 2020, and seat belts were not used in at least 29 of the collisions, according to DPS.
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This story was originally published November 8, 2020 at 8:42 AM.
