Gaston, SC 08/21/2021 (Paul Kirby) – One person has died following a traffic collision on US Hwy 321 South near its intersection with Phaeton Drive close to the Town of Gaston early Saturday morning. According to Master Trooper Brian Lee of the SC Highway Patrol, this fatal collision occurred at 3:53 a.m. on Saturday, August 21, 2021.
According to Trooper Lee, a 2020 Freightliner tractor trailer truck was travelling south on Hwy. 321 when it slowed to turn into a parking lot. At that point, a 1999 Lincoln Navigator that was travelling in the same direction failed to stop and struck the rear of the commercial truck. The driver of the Lincoln was pronounced dead on the scene as a result of injuries sustained in the collision.
Trooper Lee said that Lexington County Corner Margaret Fisher’s office is investigating the death. The collision remains under investigation by the SC Highway Patrol. The identity of the deceased driver will be released by the coroner after all the proper notifications have been made.
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