73-year-old driver killed, passenger Joshua Parker, 23, injured, taken to hospital, after their vehicle leaves the S.C. 56 roadway near Clinton, crashes down an embankment, strikes a tree and overturns.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:28am
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, April 1, 2014

1 killed when car veers off road, hits tree.

A driver was killed, and a passenger was injured in a Laurens County wreck Wednesday night.

A driver was killed, and a passenger was injured in a Laurens County wreck Wednesday night.

According to South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers, the incident at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday on SC 56, about one mile outside Clinton.

Troopers say a 2013 Dodge was traveling south on SC 56, when the driver went off the right side of the road, down an embankment, struck a tree and overturned.

The 73-year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

Joshua Parker,23, was a passenger in that vehicle and was transported to Self Regional for his injuries.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Joshua Parker
Roadway: 
S.C. 56

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