Driver killed after crashing into tree off US 278 in Jasper Co. Sunday
A driver was killed Sunday evening after crashing into a tree on U.S. 278 in Jasper County.
South Carolina Highway Patrol officials said 33-year-old John Adam Rankin, of Coosawhatchie, was headed east on U.S. 278 near Calf Pen Bay Rd. around 7:15 p.m. when his 2017 GMC truck went off the road and struck a tree. He was taken to Coastal Carolina Hospital, where he later died.
He was not wearing a seat belt, officials said. No other vehicles or passengers were involved.
The crash remains under investigation by the S.C. Highway Patrol.
This story was originally published February 1, 2021 at 10:01 AM.
Kate Hidalgo Bellows
The Island Packet