LITTLE MOUNTAIN, SC : Child killed in Newberry Co. car crash was not properly restrained on Monday, February 13th 2017
Little Mountain, South Carolina
The 4-year-old child killed in a single-vehicle crash was not properly restrained, according to Newberry County Coroner Laura Kneece.
The child, identified as Titiyanna Kessler of Little Mountain, was traveling with two others - a 17-year-old driver and a 50-year-old passenger. The crash happened on the 300 block of Main Street, also known as Highway 76 around 7:17 a.m.
The driver of the 2002 Ford pickup ran off the left side of the road, hit a sign, overcorrected and ran off the right side of the highway before hitting a tree.
Kessler was pronounced dead at the hospital. The driver and additional passenger were both injured in the crash. Both were transported to Palmetto Health Parkridge and their condition is unknown.
This incident remains under investigation by Newberry County Coroner’s Office and South Carolina Highway Patrol.
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Child killed in Newberry Co. car crash was not properly restrained