Coroner identifies Savannah woman killed in Jasper Co. dump truck crash Thursday
The Jasper County Coroner’s Office has identified a Savannah woman who died in a head-on crash with a dump truck early Thursday on Speedway Boulevard in Hardeeville.
Clara Evon Russell, 55, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Coroner Willie Aiken.
Russell had been traveling northbound in a car when the “head-on collision” occurred with a dump truck just after 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Aiken said. She was wearing a seat belt and was the car’s sole occupant, the Coroner’s Office reported in a Facebook post published Saturday morning.
The dump truck driver was transported by ambulance to a Savannah hospital, Aiken said in a phone call Saturday. He didn’t know the driver’s condition.
The Hardeeville Police Department is investigating the crash, according to the Facebook post.
The incident occurred on Speedway Boulevard about 0.1 or 0.2 miles north of the S.C. 315 intersection, Aiken said.
It’s unclear what exactly led to the collision. The police department didn’t respond to phone messages Saturday.
This is a developing story and will be updated with additional information as it becomes available.
This story was originally published February 27, 2021 at 12:47 PM.
