CLARENDON COUNTY, SC : 71-year-old identified in fatal crash near the Williamsburg County line on US 527 on Monday, 6th August 2018
Clarendon County, South Carolina
A 71-year-old man has been identified in a fatal two-car collision that happened in Clarendon County.
The accident happened near the Williamsburg County line on US 527 Monday.
William Franks of Hemingway, a passenger in one of the vehicles, died at the scene around 4:28 p.m., according to the Clarendon County Coroner Bucky Mock. Franks’ cause of death was blunt force trauma.
SCHP officials said a 2013 Nissan was traveling south along Highway 527. The vehicle crossed the center line and hit a 2018 Ford Explorer.
Franks was a passenger in the Nissan. Both drivers were taken to a hospital in Florence.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating the collision.
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