Greenwood, SC : A Gray Court man died in a single-vehicle wreck on Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Greenwood, South Carolina
A Gray Court man died in a single-vehicle wreck Tuesday afternoon.
Jose Joaquin Alvarez, 75, of 1663 SC Highway 101 S., Gray Court died at about 2:50 p.m., said Laurens County Coroner Nick Nichols.
Alvarez was driving a 2006 Dodge pickup truck north on Highway 101 when, near Sweetbriar Road, his truck ran off the right side of the road, said trooper Bill Rhyne with the state Highway Patrol.
Alvarez overcorrected and his truck went off the left side of the road, down an embankment and hit a tree, Rhyne said. He was wearing a seat belt and died at the scene, Rhyne said.
Alvarez was only a few miles from his home, Nichols said.
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Gray Court man dies in wreck