Single-vehicle collision leaves 1 person dead in Aiken County
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Published: Jul. 7, 2022 at 9:18 PM EDT
NEW ELLENTON, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) -The Aiken County Coroner’s Office is investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed one person.
Troopers say the crash happened Thursday at 4:40 p.m. on Whiskey Road at Partridge Bend Road, just north of New Ellenton.
A 2006 Dodge Ram truck was traveling north on Whiskey when the vehicle crossed the center line, traveled off the left side of the road, and struck a tree.
The coroner identified the unrestrained driver as Kirk D. Losier, 50, of Warrenville.
He was pronounced dead on the scene from blunt-force injuries. A toxicology analysis is pending.
The coroner’s office along with the South Carolina Highway Patrol is continuing the investigation.
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