POMARIA, S.C. — One person is dead after a Friday crash that occurred just before 1 p.m. in Newberry County.
According to Master Trooper Gary Miller with the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the crash happened on U.S. 176 near St. Phillips Church Road - or roughly 5.6 miles northwest of Pomaria.
Miller said the accident happened when the vehicle, a 2020 Chevrolet pickup truck, traveled off of U.S. 176 while heading west. The truck then struck a ditch and overturned. The driver, who has not yet been identified by the Newberry County Coroner's Office, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Highway Patrol is in charge of the investigation and had no additional details to provide on the crash at this time.
