Tractor-trailer driver dies after swerving to avoid stopped vehicle, SC troopers say
A truck driver died after swerving to avoid a vehicle that had stopped in the road, South Carolina officials said.
The tractor-trailer was traveling through Georgetown County when the driver approached a vehicle that wasn’t moving. While trying to dodge the other vehicle, the driver veered off the right side of the road on Thursday, Oct. 27, according to S.C. Highway Patrol.
“The tractor-trailer overturned, and the driver sustained fatal injuries,” Master Trooper Brian Lee said in a news release.
Officials said no other vehicles were involved in the crash, which was reported at about 11 a.m. on S.C. Highway 41 near Van Vlake Drive. The area is about 50 miles southwest of Myrtle Beach.
The Williamsburg County Fire Department reported being called to a crash involving an overturned log truck in the same area.
An investigation into the deadly wreck continued as of Oct. 27.
The Georgetown County coroner’s office didn’t immediately share additional details with McClatchy News on Oct. 28.
This story was originally published October 28, 2022 at 11:32 AM with the headline "Tractor-trailer driver dies after swerving to avoid stopped vehicle, SC troopers say."
