Pelion, SC 12/23/2024 (Paul Kirby) – The SC Highway Patrol (SCHP) has released the detail of a fatal collision in the Pelion area of Lexington County on Friday, December 20, 2024. According to Master Trooper M.R. Ridgeway, this crash occurred at approximately 12:55 p.m. at the intersection of Edmund Highway and Bub Shumpert Road just west of the Town of Pelion.
According to Ridgeway, there were 2 vehicles involved. A Dodge truck was travelling west on Edmund Highway toward Wagener when a Toyota Coupe travelling south on Bub Shumpert Road pulled out in front of the truck. The truck struck the Toyota on its driver’s side. The driver of the Toyota was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision as a result of injuries received in the crash. The driver of the truck was not injured in the collision.
Coroner Fisher has not released the name of the person who died in the collision. This crash remains under investigation by the SCHP and the Lexington County Coroner’s Office.
