1 dead, 1 ‘seriously injured’ in Sunday morning crash near SC 170 in Ridgeland

A Sunday morning crash on S.C. 462 near the intersection with S.C. 170 in Ridgeland left one person dead and sent another to the hospital, according to Lance Cpl. David Jones with the S.C. Highway Patrol.

The Jasper County crash happened around 9:10 a.m. when a Hyundai car heading east went off the road and overturned several times, Jones said.

When the car went off the road, the passenger flew out of the car. The passenger was transported to an area hospital and died there, according to Jones.

The 53-year-old driver of the car was wearing a seat belt during the crash. He was transported to Savannah Memorial Hospital and treated for “serious injuries,” Lance Cpl. Matt Southern of the S.C. Highway Patrol said Monday morning.

The crash remains under investigation by the highway patrol.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

This story was originally published March 18, 2019 at 9:01 AM.

Katherine Kokal

The Island Packet

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Katherine Kokal graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and joined The Island Packet newsroom in 2018. Before moving to the Lowcountry, she worked as an interviewer and translator at a nonprofit in Barcelona and at two NPR member stations. At The Island Packet, Katherine covers Hilton Head Island’s government, environment, development, beaches and the all-important Loggerhead Sea Turtle. She has earned South Carolina Press Association Awards for in-depth reporting, government beat reporting, business beat reporting, growth and development reporting, food writing and for her use of social media.