Stations 9 and 11
responded to a fatal MVC in the 26000 block of Augusta Hwy Wednesday
30-July. The call was received at 15:19 reporting an over-turned vehicle
in the woods. Fire units arrived about 10 minutes later to find a
Chevrolet mini-van upright in the woods. The vehicle suffered heavy
damage and had obviously rolled over. Debris littered the scene. The 55
year old driver, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the
van. A passerby stopped and performed CPR on the man until firefighters
arrived.
Apparently the
west bound vehicle left the roadway and overcorrected as he attempted to
return to the highway. The driver lost control, crossed the onto the
east bound shoulder, before entering the highway again and overturning.
The driver suffered multiple trauma injuries. The SC Highway Patrol is
investigating the crash. The Coroner's Office transported the body to
the morgue.
This is the
second fatal accident in this area of the county in the past 11 days. On
20-July a motorcyclist lost control in the 6800 block of Pearce Road and
struck a tree. This is the eleventh fatal motor vehicle accident in
Colleton County in 2008. Five of those were ejected.
