One person dies in head-on collision in Lower Richland, SC Highway Patrol says
A woman was killed in a crash in Richland County Tuesday morning.
Laverne Z. Robinson, a 53-year-old from Eastover, died in the wreck, according to Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford.
The two-vehicle collision happened at about 7:45 a.m on Bluff Road, near the intersection with Dry Branch Road, according to Master Trooper David Jones of the South Carolina Highway Patrol. That’s in the Gadsden area, near Congaree National Park.
A vehicle traveling east on Bluff Road crossed into the oncoming lane and hit another vehicle head-on, Jones said. Robinson was driving one of the vehicles, according to Jones.
Paramedics took the other driver to Lexington Medical Center. Further information on that driver’s condition was not available.
No other injuries were reported by Highway Patrol. There was no word if either driver wore a seat belt.
No one has been charged yet in the wreck that’s still being investigated by Highway Patrol, Jones said.
Through Tuesday afternoon, 704 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2021, state Department of Public Safety data shows.
There have been at least 41 people killed in Richland County crashes in 2021, DPS reported.
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This story was originally published August 24, 2021 at 4:01 PM.
