South Carolina man killed when car runs off road and crashes into tree, officials say
One person was killed Tuesday when a car ran off a road and crashed into a tree, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Kodi Austin Cobb, a 31-year-old Westminster resident, died from blunt force injuries he suffered in what Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis called an accident.
The single-vehicle collision happened at about 4:45 p.m. in Oconee County in the state’s Upstate region, said Master Trooper Brandon Bolt.
Cobb was driving a 1995 Toyota sedan east on Ebenezer Road when it ran off the right side of the road, Bolt said. The Toyota then veered back across Ebenezer Road and off the left side where the 30-year-old car crashed into a tree, Bolt said.
Cobb, who was not wearing a seat belt, died at the scene, according to Addis.
Bolt said Cobb was the only person in the Toyota, and no other injuries were reported.
Information about what originally caused the Toyota to run off the road was not available, but the wreck continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol.
Through Sunday, 750 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2024, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, 1,030 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.
At least 11 people have died in Oconee County crashes in 2024, according to DPS data.
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This story was originally published October 16, 2024 at 7:41 AM.
