Driver killed when pickup truck runs off South Carolina road and flips over, cops say

One person was killed Saturday night when a pickup truck ran off a road and crashed, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

The single-vehicle collision happened at about 8:40 p.m. in Orangeburg County, said Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway.

A 2008 Toyota pickup was driving north on S.C. 453, according to Ridgeway. Near Eutaw Road, the pickup ran off the left side of S.C. 453 and hit a ditch, causing it to flip over, Ridgeway said.

The driver died at the scene, according to Ridgeway.

No other injuries were reported.

There was no word if the driver was wearing a seat belt.

Information about what caused the pickup to veer off the road was not available, but the wreck continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol.

Through July 21, at least 502 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2024, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, 1,030 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.

At least 22 people have died in Orangeburg County crashes in 2024, according to DPS data. There were 36 deaths reported in the county in 2023, DPS said.