Ruth Ann Allman Magner, 50, killed in single-car crash on Highway 18

The Cherokee County Coroner said a 50-year-old Union woman was killed in a single vehicle collision near Gaffney on New Years Eve. Fowler identified the victim as Ruth Ann Allman Magner of 167 Magner Drive. "Mrs. Magner was traveling south on South Carolina Highway 18 when she lost control of the 2008 Chevrolet Colorado pick-up truck she was driving at 8:08 p.m Tuesday near the intersection of Dawkins Road. The truck ran off the right side of the roadway, down an embankment and struck a tree on the driver's side. Mrs. Magner was pronounced dead at the scene," Fowler said. According to Fowler, Magner's two grandchildren were front-seat passengers in the vehicle. Both were properly restrained in child safety seats. Magner was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. Fowler said Magner died from blunt force head and neck trauma. He has ruled the death an accident.