Car runs off South Carolina road and flips during crash, killing driver, cops say

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

The single-vehicle collision happened at about 8:20 a.m. in Calhoun County, said Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway.

The driver of a 2006 Honda sedan was going north on Midway Road , according to Ridgeway. Near the intersection with Wood Stork Lane the car ran off the left side of Midway Road where it crashed into a ditch and flipped over, Ridgeway said.

The driver was taken to an area hospital and later died, according to Ridgeway.

The Calhoun County Coroner’s Office has released the driver’s name.

No other injuries were reported.

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

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

Through Sept. 8, at least 597 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 three people have died in Calhoun County crashes in 2024, according to DPS data.