1 dead in Chester County crash

One person is dead after a car crash in Chester County on Thursday morning, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

It happened around 10:30 a.m. on Sandy River Road near Baton Rouge Road, approximately nine miles west of Chester, South Carolina.

Troopers said a Chrysler Voyager was traveling north on Sandy River Road when it went off the right side of the road and struck a tree.

The driver was the sole occupant and was pronounced dead at the scene.

No other details were released. This crash remains under investigation by the highway patrol.