Seabrook man killed after SUV strikes tree near Yemassee
Steven Ray Mathews, 48, from Seabrook was killed Friday afternoon when the vehicle he was driving crashed into a tree near Yemassee, according to Deputy Coroner David Ott.
Ott said Mathews was pronounced dead at the scene. According to a S.C. Highway Patrol spokesperson, Cpl. Sonny Collins, Mathews was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer south on Old Sheldon Church Road before he ran off the right side of the road and struck a tree around 4:25 p.m.
Mathews was the only occupant of the vehicle, and was not wearing a seat belt, Collins said.
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This story was originally published September 17, 2016 at 12:33 PM with the headline "Seabrook man killed after SUV strikes tree near Yemassee."