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One person was killed in an overnight crash in Lexington County, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
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The single-vehicle collision happened at about 2:50 a.m. on U.S. 321, said Master Trooper William Bennett. That’s in the Gaston area of Lexington County.
A 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe was driving north on U.S. 321, and near the intersection with Woodcote Drive the SUV ran off the left side of the road, according to Bennett. The Chevy went down an embankment and overturned, and the driver died at the scene, Bennett said.
The Lexington County Coroner’s Office has not publicly identified the Chevy driver.
Bennett said the driver was the only person in the Chevy SUV, and no other injuries were reported.
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There was no word if the driver was wearing a seatbelt.
Information about what caused the SUV to veer off the road was not available, but the wreck continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol.
Through Oct. 4, at least 667 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 24 people have died in Lexington County crashes this year, and 40 people died in wrecks there in 2025, according to DPS data.
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