Midlands man killed crashing into a house, SC coroner says
A Midlands man was killed early Sunday morning when a car crashed into a house, the Sumter County Coroner’s Office said.
Marcus Lane, a 41-year-old Sumter resident, was taken to an area hospital where he died, Coroner Robbie Baker said in a news release.
The single-vehicle collision happened at about 12:05 a.m., according to Baker.
Lane was driving on Oakland Avenue when the vehicle ran off the road and crashed into a house, Baker said.
There was no word if Lane wore a seat belt.
No other injuries were reported.
Information about what caused the vehicle to veer into the home was not available, but Baker said the accident remains under investigation by the coroner’s office and the Sumter Police Department.
An autopsy is scheduled on Monday at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, according to the release.
There were multiple fatal crashes in Sumter County in about a 24-hour span over the weekend.
Late Friday, at about 11:50 p.m., a 20-year-old was killed in a single-vehicle collision on Camden Highway, according to Baker.
Jaheem McCauley was taken to an area hospital where he died, the coroner’s office said.
An autopsy at MUSC in Charleston is scheduled for the Sumter resident, who was not wearing a seat belt, according to Baker.
Police and the coroner’s office are continuing to investigate McCauley’s death.
At about 7 p.m. Saturday, there was another deadly wreck.
A motorcycle rider died after crashing into a deer on Raccoon Road, and near the intersection with Barnwell Drive, the South Carolina Highway Patrol said.
Richard Shields, a 54-year-old Sumter resident, died at the scene, according to Baker.
The Highway Patrol and the coroner’s office are still investigating Shields’ death.
Through Oct. 9, at least 810 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2022, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, 1,194 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.
At least 27 people have died in Sumter County crashes in 2022, DPS reported. Last year, 31 deaths were reported there, according to DPS data.
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