South Carolina man killed in crash with tree, Lexington County coroner says
A South Carolina man was killed Sunday when the vehicle he was driving ran off a Midlands road and crashed into a tree, according to the Lexington County Coroner’s Office.
Keith Thomas Saylor, a 58-year-old Swansea resident, died in the single-vehicle collision, Coroner Margaret Fisher said Monday in a news release.
The crash happened near Main Street, close to the intersection with Railroad Avenue, according to the release. That’s in the Pelion area, just a few blocks from Pelion High School.
At about 2 p.m., Saylor was driving a vehicle west on Main Street when it ran off the right side of the road and crashed into a tree, Fisher said.
Pelion Police Chief John Rebolj said Saylor was going very fast, driving well over the 35 mph speed limit, when the vehicle ran off the road, WLTX reported. Information about the exact speed the vehicle was going was not available.
Saylor, who was not wearing a seat belt, was taken to an area hospital where he died, according to the coroner’s office.
No other injuries were reported.
The crash continues to be investigated by police and the coroner’s office.
Through Saturday, 789 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 35 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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