2 die in wreck in Columbia

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two people have died in a wreck in Columbia

Columbia police spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons said the wreck happened around 4 a.m. Saturday when a car ran off the road and hit a curb and utility pole.

Richland County Coroner Gary Watts told local media Sunday that the victims were 21-year-old Julia Louis Mydell of Columbia and 25-year-old Diyonte T. Rowe, also of Columbia.

Watts said neither of them was wearing seat belts and both were thrown from the vehicle and died from head injuries.

Mydell died at the scene. Rowe was taken to Palmetto Health Richland hospital where he died.