ATV crash kills driver and leaves two passengers hospitalized, SC coroner says

A South Carolina man was killed and two other people were hospitalized Saturday after an all-terrain vehicle crash, the Aiken County Coroner’s Office said.

Dryth R. Fulmer, a 23-year-old Batesburg resident, died in the accident, Coroner Darryl Ables said in a news release.

The single-vehicle collision happened at about 1:30 p.m. on private property on Holder Road near Hadden Road in the Batesburg area of Aiken County, according to the release.

Fulmer was driving a Can-Am BRP side-by-side ATV north on Holder Road when he hit a slight embankment and lost control of the vehicle, causing it to overturn, Ables said.

Fulmer died at the scene from injuries sustained in the accident, and two other occupants in the ATV were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the release.

Further information on the conditions of the passengers was not available.

No other injuries were reported.

There was no word if anyone involved in the crash was wearing safety gear.

The collision continues to be investigated by the coroner’s office and Aiken County Sheriff’s Office. Toxicology analysis is pending, Ables said.

Through May 29, at least 409 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2023, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, 1,091 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.

At least 16 people have died in Aiken County crashes in 2023, according to DPS data. Last year, 29 deaths were reported in the county, DPS reported.

This story was originally published June 4, 2023 at 9:57 AM.

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