WINNSBORO – One person died in an early morning three-car crash on SC 34.
Terrence Byrd, 48, of Winnsboro, died after the 2007 Honda Accord he was driving west on SC 34 sideswiped a 2023 Chevrolet pickup truck traveling east on SC 34, according to SC Highway Patrol Master Trooper Gary Miller. Miller said the Honda was then struck by a 2011 Ford Expedition that was also traveling east on SC 34,
The Ford then left the road and hit a guard rail, Miller reported.
The crash occurred near Ramsey Road, approximately five miles west of Winnsboro.
Byrd was the sole occupant of the Honda. The driver of the Ford was injured and transported to an area hospital by EMS. The two passengers in the Ford were not injured. The driver and two passengers in the Chevrolet pickup were not injured.
The crash remains under investigation by the SC Highway Patrol and the Fairfield County Coroner’s Office.
This story was updated Jan. 11, 2024 at 1:51 p.m.