Coroner names man killed in a Monday afternoon crash on U.S. 17 in Jasper County
A 43-year-old man killed in a Monday afternoon crash with a tractor-trailer in Jasper County apparently drove into the opposite lane of traffic before the accident, according to the Jasper County Coroner’s Office.
James Ashton Cleveland, 43, was driving a 2019 Nissan sedan when he died in the crash around 4:30 p.m. Monday near Okatie Road, according to a coroner’s office news release and Trooper Nick Pye with the S.C. Highway Patrol. The tractor-trailer was heading south on U.S. 17 and the Nissan was heading north when the vehicles crashed.
Cleveland’s car crossed over into the southbound lane and hit the tractor-trailer head-on, coroner’s office officials said in the news release.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
The crash is still under investigation, Pye said. No additional details were available Wednesday.
This story has been updated.
This story was originally published March 14, 2023 at 9:04 AM.
