One dead in single-vehicle collision on Old Cherokee Road near Wise Ferry Thursday night

Lexington, SC 11/18/2022 (Paul Kirby) – One person has died in a single-vehicle collision on Old Cherokee Road near its intersection with Wise Ferry Road Thursday night. According to Corporal Tyler Tidwell of the SC Highway Patrol, the collision occurred at approximately 9:42 p.m., on November 17, 2022.

Tidwell said that a pickup was travelling on Old Cherokee Road near Wise Ferry Road with two people in its cab when the pickup left the road, struck a tree, and overturned. The passenger died as a result of the injuries sustained in the collision. At 1:32 p.m. on Friday, Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher had not identified the deceased person.

This is an ongoing investigation.