South Carolina woman killed in crash, Lexington County coroner says
A South Carolina woman was killed in a recent crash that left two other people hospitalized, according to the Lexington County Coroner’s Office.
Jaroslava Cameron, a 70-year-old Prosperity resident, died Friday in what Coroner Margaret Fisher called an accident.
The two-vehicle collision happened at about 5:25 p.m., said Master Trooper Hannah Davidson of the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Cameron was driving a Chevrolet Trax compact SUV west on North Lee Street in the Batesburg area of Lexington County, according to Davidson. At the intersection with Summerland Avenue the Trax collided with a 2019 Chevrolet Suburban SUV that was driving south, Davidson said.
Cameron, who was wearing a seatbelt, died at the scene, according to Fisher.
Both the driver and a passenger in the Suburban were taken to an area hospital with what Fisher called minor injuries. Further information on their conditions was not available.
There was no word if either of the occupants of the Chevy Suburban were wearing seatbelts.
No other injuries were reported.
Both the Highway Patrol and coroner’s office are continuing to investigate the wreck.
Through Feb. 22, at least 93 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2026, according to the state Department of Public Safety. A minimum of 914 people were killed in collisions in South Carolina in 2025, DPS data shows.
At least nine people have died in Lexington County crashes this year, and 40 people died in wrecks there in 2025, according to DPS data.
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