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Two people were recently killed in Florence County crashes on back-to-back nights, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
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The first of the deaths was a single-vehicle collision that occurred just before midnight on Monday, said Cpl. David Jones.
At about 11:45 p.m. Monday, a 1999 Toyota Camry was driving south on Old Georgetown Road, according to Jones. Near the intersection with Vox Highway the Toyota ran off the left side of the road and flipped over several times and the driver died, Jones said.
The Florence County Coroner’s Office has not publicly identified the driver.
No other injuries were reported.
There was no word if the driver was wearing a seatbelt.
Information about what caused the Toyota to veer off the road was not available.
At about 10:35 p.m. Tuesday, another person died in a Florence County collision, said Master Trooper Brandon Bolt.
This wreck happened on Chinaberry Road, near the intersection with North Price Road, according to Bolt. That’s about 30 miles north of where Monday’s crash occurred.
A 2006 Honda Accord was driving east on Chinaberry Road when it collided with a pedestrian in the road, Bolt said.
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The pedestrian died, according to Bolt. The pedestrian has not been publicly identified by the coroner’s office.
Bolt said that the Honda driver was not hurt, and no other injuries were reported.
There was no word if the Honda driver was wearing a seatbelt.
Both wrecks are being investigated by the Highway Patrol.
Through Sunday, 448 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2026, according to the state Department of Public Safety. A minimum of 914 people were killed in collisions in South Carolina in 2025, DPS data shows.
At least 11 people have died in Florence County crashes this year, and 36 people died in wrecks there in 2025, according to DPS data.
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