Vanessa Nava, 22, killed and 23-year-old passenger flown to hospital following single-vehicle collision at Highway 14 and Old Laurens Road near Laurens, South Carolina
1 dead, 1 airlifted to hospital in Laurens Co. crash
The crash happened on Highway 14 near Old Laurens Road around 2 a.m., according to the Laurens County Coroner’s Office.
The crash was reported to emergency crews at 6:45 a.m.
1 dead, 1 injured after early morning crash in Laurens
The driver of the vehicle was traveling on Highway 14 when they ran off the left side of the road hitting a guard rail and then a tree, the coroner said.
The driver, 22-year-old Vanessa Nava, died at the scene, but the passenger was airlifted to Greenville Hospital.
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The driver of the vehicle was traveling on Hwy 14 when they ran off the left side of the road striking a guard rail and then a tree.
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