Truck driver killed in wreck on SC-213 in Fairfield Co. identified

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FAIRFIELD CO., S.C. (WOLO) – The Fairfield County Coroner’s Office has identified a truck driver killed in a collision Wednesday night.

Coroner Chris Hill identified the driver as Johnathan Corneilus Ginyard, 33, of Winnsboro.

It happened at SC Highway 213 near the intersection with Pumphouse Road at 7:15 p.m.

According to Master Trooper William Bennett, a 2013 Mack Truck was driving south, when they ran off the right side of the road, struck a ditch, a fence and a tree, then overturned.

The Coroner says the truck rolled onto the driver’s side with a tree landing on the passenger side. Ginyard, who was entrapped in the vehicle, died of his injuries on scene.

Highway Patrol is investigating.