11-year-old child killed after minivan hits stopped car on Jasper County highway
An 11-year-old boy was killed after sustaining injuries in a Friday crash on S.C. 462 in Jasper County, when a minivan hit a stopped car.
Jasper County Coroner Willie Aiken Jr. said the 11-year-old died from his injuries at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah three days after the crash.
Aiken declined to identify the child but said he was from Pennsylvania. There will be no autopsy.
Around 6:14 a.m., a Dodge minivan struck a Toyota SUV stopped on S.C. 462 near Strobhart Road in Ridgeland, according to S.C. Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Tyler Tidwell.
The SUV, with three people inside, had stopped for a Cadillac, which was turning left onto a private lane. The minivan did not stop. As a result, it struck the SUV, which hit the Cadillac and veered off the road to the right, Tidwell said.
All three occupants of the SUV, which included the 11-year-old child in the backseat, were hospitalized.
Authorities took the 11-year-old to Tidewatch Emergency Department in Hardeeville. He was later flown to Memorial Health Medical Center in Savannah.
No other injuries were reported.
Tidwell said there have been no arrests. SCHP is investigating the crash.
This story was originally published August 23, 2021 at 4:31 PM.
