South Carolina man killed when vehicles crash at intersection, coroner says
A South Carolina man was killed Wednesday when the car he was driving was involved in a crash, according to the Lexington County Coroner’s Office.
Marcus Holmes Jr., a 31-year-old Gaston resident, is the driver who died in what Coroner Margaret Fisher called an accident.
The two-vehicle collision happened at about 1 p.m. in Lexington County, said Master Trooper William Bennett of the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Holmes was driving a 2020 Nissan Rogue south on U.S. 321, according to Bennett. At the intersection with Gardners Terrace Road, in the West Columbia area, the Nissan SUV was struck by a 2016 Mercedes-Benz sedan that was driving east, Bennett said.
The collision sent the Nissan off the left side of U.S. 321 where it crashed into a ditch then flipped over and wrecked into a utility pole, according to Bennett.
Holmes, who was wearing a seat belt, died at the scene, Fisher said.
The Mercedes-Benz driver was not hurt, according to Bennett. There was no word if that driver was wearing a seat belt.
The drivers were the only people in their respective vehicles, Bennett said. No other injuries were reported in the crash that continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol and coroner’s office.
Through Sunday, 626 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2025, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, at least 948 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.
At least 26 people have died in Lexington County crashes in 2025, according to DPS data. There were 50 deaths in the county in 2024, DPS reported.
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