Traffic fatality

A driver died eight days after getting into a wreck in Laurens County, according to the state Highway Patrol.

The wreck happened at 1:40 p.m. Sept. 15, on Welcome Church Road near Whelon Road, Master Trooper Brandon Bolt said. The driver of a 2005 Chrysler van was headed north along Welcome Church Road when, about half a mile north of Laurens, the van went off the left side of the road and struck a tree.