01/August/2015 – Fatal MVC with Entrapment – “B” Shift

A 48 year old Green Pond man died in a single car MVC Saturday morning 01-August on Clover Hill Road approximately ¾ of a mile east of Wisteria Road. The east bound Lincoln left the roadway at a high rate of speed, hit an embankment and several trees which caused the car to flip over. The driver was ejected from the car. Firefighter-Paramedics were notified of the accident at 05:05 and arrived minutes later. They found the car in the ditch laying on its roof. No one was found inside the vehicle, however responders located the man trapped under the car. He had no signs of life. Crews continued to search the dark surrounding vicinity using flashlights and a thermal imaging camera. No other patients were found. After the Coroner’s Office completed their investigation, Firefighters used a winch to roll the vehicle off of the man, so he could be transported to the morgue. Clover Hill Road in the area of the accident was closed for three hours. The SC Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.