Driver killed after hitting a tree on SC Highway 215 in Fairfield

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FAIRFIELD CO., S.C. (WOLO) – The South Carolina Highway Patrol says one driver has died after a collision on Thursday.

Troopers say it happened on SC Highway 215 near McKennin Road at approximately 10:50 a.m.

According to investigators, the driver of a 2001 Pontiac 2-door sedan travelled off the right side of the road and hit a tree.

Authorities say the driver wasn’t wearing a seat belt and died at the Prisma Health Richland hospital.

This incident remains under investigation.