SALUDA COUNTY, S.C. — The Saluda County Coroner's Office has identified a 20-year-old driver who died in a Sunday morning crash.
Officials said the crash happened around 3:40 a.m. near the intersection of Neighbors Road and Old Charleston Road northeast of Ward. The coroner's office said the crash involved a GMC pickup truck that hit a ditch embankment, killing Jeffrey G. Cook Jr. of Aiken.
The coroner's office, along with the South Carolina Highway Patrol, is investigating the crash. The office also thanked Saluda County Emergency Management Services, the Saluda County Sheriff's Office and the Saluda County Fire Service for their assistance.
