58-year-old dies after crash sends SUV into oncoming traffic, South Carolina cops say
A 58-year-old man was killed when a rear-end crash pushed an SUV into oncoming traffic in South Carolina, officials said.
State troopers said the man was in an SUV that was traveling north when a Buick ran into the back of it on Wednesday, Aug. 17. The impact sent the SUV across the center line before it hit a third car head-on, according to S.C. Highway Patrol.
The man died at the scene of the crash. The Williamsburg County coroner’s office identified him as 58-year-old Christopher Jerome Patterson of Kingstree, roughly 80 miles southeast of Columbia.
The driver of the Buick and two people in the third car — a Chevrolet — were injured and rushed to a hospital. Another person was in the SUV at the time of the crash, though officials in a news release didn’t say whether that person was hurt.
The wreck was reported near Kingstree on S.C. Highway 527, also known as Sumter Highway. Troopers responded at about 9 p.m. to an area close to the highway’s intersection with McKenzie Street.
The crash was under investigation as of Aug. 18, officials said.
The S.C. Highway Patrol didn’t immediately share additional information with McClatchy News on Aug. 19.
This story was originally published August 19, 2022 at 3:35 PM with the headline "58-year-old dies after crash sends SUV into oncoming traffic, South Carolina cops say."
