GREAT FALLS, S.C. – One person was killed early Sunday morning when a vehicle veered off a Chester County road and crashed into a tree, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred around 2:15 a.m. on SC Highway 97 near Taxidermist Drive.
Officials said the driver of a 2016 Nissan Frontier truck traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree.
The driver died at the scene as a result of the crash.
It is unclear if speed or impairment were contributing factors in the collision.
An investigation into the crash is underway by the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
No further information was released.
