Slain driver identified after vehicle veers off road, flips on Jasper County highway

A driver was killed in a vehicle accident in the Coosawhatchie area on Wednesday morning, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

The driver was identified as Roger Jenkins, 68, of Ridgeland, said Jasper County Coroner Martin Sauls.

Jenkins had recently moved to the area from New York, Sauls said.

The accident happened on Morgan Dollar Road, which is also S.C. 462, in Jasper County, said Lance Cpl. Matt Southern, spokesman for the Highway Patrol.

Southern said the nearest cross street to the accident is West Frontage Road.

Jenkins was driving a 1999 Toyota Corolla when the vehicle, which was traveling west, ran off the right side of Morgan Dollar Road about 10:35 a.m., according to Southern.

The vehicle ran into a ditch, struck a tree and then flipped, Southern said.

Jenkins, who was not wearing a seat belt, sustained fatal injuries at the scene, Southern said.

This story was originally published August 29, 2018 at 12:19 PM.