Lexington man killed, two other people injured in crash, South Carolina officials say
One person was killed Monday in a crash on a Midlands road that left two others hospitalized, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Bryson Burgess, a 23-year-old Lexington resident, is the driver who died, Fairfield County Coroner Chris Hill said Tuesday.
The two-vehicle collision happened at about 9:30 a.m. Monday in Fairfield County, said Master Trooper Gary Miller of the Highway Patrol.
A 1996 Dodge pickup truck was driving north on S.C. 213 and at an intersection it hit a 2010 Ford transit van that was heading west on Jenkinsville Road, according to Miller. The Ford went through a stop sign at the intersection and was hit on the driver’s side by the Dodge, Hill said.
Both Burgess, who was driving the Ford, and a passenger in the van were taken to a hospital in Richland County, Hill said. Burgess died at the hospital, according to Hill.
Miller said the Ford passenger suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Further information on the passenger’s condition was not available.
The Dodge driver, who was the only person in the pickup, was also taken to an area hospital, according to Miller. There was no word on the Dodge driver’s condition.
No other injuries were reported.
There was no word if any of the people involved in the crash were wearing seat belts.
Hill said both his office and the Highway Patrol are continuing to investigate the crash.
Through Sunday, 908 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2023, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, 1,091 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.
At least 14 people have died in Fairfield County crashes in 2023, according to DPS data. There were nine deaths reported in the county in 2022, DPS reported.
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This story was originally published December 12, 2023 at 8:23 AM with the headline "Lexington man killed, two other people injured in crash, South Carolina officials say."
