Lexington County woman killed in head-on crash with dump truck, coroner says
A Midlands woman was killed Tuesday in a head-on crash involving an SUV and a dump truck, the Lexington County Coroner’s Office said.
Sarah Taylor Galloway, a 41-year-old Chapin resident, died at the scene, Coroner Margaret Fisher said in a news release.
The two-vehicle collision happened at about 11:45 a.m. in the 1600 block of Amick’s Ferry Road, according to the release. That’s in Chapin, near Lake Murray.
Galloway was driving an SUV west on Amick’s Ferry Road when she crossed left of the center line and collided with an eastbound dump truck, Fisher said.
The coroner said the dump truck driver was not hurt, and no other injuries were reported.
Both drivers were wearing seat belts, according to the release.
Information about what caused the SUV to veer into oncoming was not available, but the crash continues to be investigated by the South Carolina Highway Patrol and coroner’s office.
Through Sunday, 153 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2023, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, 1,081 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.
At least five people have died in Lexington County crashes in 2023, according to DPS data. Last year, 43 deaths were reported in the county, DPS reported.
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This story was originally published March 8, 2023 at 7:24 AM.
