Driver killed when vehicle crashes into utility pole, South Carolina cops say
One person was killed late Saturday night when a tractor trailer crashed on a Midlands road, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
The single-vehicle collision happened at about 10:50 p.m. in Lee County, said Master Trooper Brandon Bolt.
A 2025 Volvo tractor trailer was driving south on S.C. 341 in the Bishopville area, according to Bolt. Near the intersection with Longbranch Road the semi truck ran off the right side of S.C. 341 and hit a utility pole, Bolt said.
The driver was the only person in the tractor trailer and died, according to Bolt.
The Lee County Coroner’s Office has not publicly identified the driver.
No other injuries were reported.
There was no word if the driver was wearing a seat belt.
Information about what caused the tractor trailer to veer off the road was not available, but the wreck continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol.
Through Oct. 19, at least 717 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 six people have died in Lee County crashes in 2025, according to DPS data. There were four deaths in the county in 2024, DPS reported.
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