WE’RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING OUT OF GREENVILLE COUNTY. TROOPERS SAY ONE PERSON IS DEAD AFTER CRASHING INTO A TREE. WE’RE TOLD THAT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 1 A.M. ON HUNT’S BRIDGE ROAD NEAR FENWICK LANE IN BEREA. OFFICIALS SAY THE DRIVER WAS HEADING NORTH ON HUNT’S BRIDGE ROAD WHEN THEIR PICKUP TRUCK TRAVELED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE. THEY SAY THE DRIVER DIED FROM THEIR INJURIES ON SCENE AND THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED. THERE’S NO WOR
Greenville man killed, passenger injured when vehicle hits tree, coroner says
Troopers said it happened early Tuesday morning near Berea.
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Updated: 8:43 AM EDT Apr 16, 2024
A 24-year-old Greenville man died when his truck went off the road and hit a tree early Tuesday morning, according to the Greenville County Coroner's Office. The coroner said Austin Blake Smith was pronounced dead at the scene.More news: School bus driver charged with multiple sex crimes involving student, investigators sayTroopers said the crash happened just before 1 a.m. near Berea on Hunts Bridge Road near Fenwick Lane.More news: Coroner identifies man recovered from Upstate lake after fall from boatThey said Smith was heading north on Hunts Bridge Road when the truck traveled off the side of the road and hit a tree. A passenger was injured, troopers said, but their condition is unknown.
GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. — A 24-year-old Greenville man died when his truck went off the road and hit a tree early Tuesday morning, according to the Greenville County Coroner's Office.
The coroner said Austin Blake Smith was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Troopers said the crash happened just before 1 a.m. near Berea on Hunts Bridge Road near Fenwick Lane.
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They said Smith was heading north on Hunts Bridge Road when the truck traveled off the side of the road and hit a tree.
A passenger was injured, troopers said, but their condition is unknown.
