Fatal Collision

SCHP Patrol Vehicle - File Photo
Photo credit Lee Rogers

The SC Highway Patrol reports there has been a fatal collision just after 4AM Tuesday morning in Greenville County. 

Trooper Joe Hovis with the SC Highway Patrol reports the single vehicle collision occured north of Greer on SC Highway 290 also known as Locust Hill Road. 

The driver of a 2013 Chevrolet pickup truck ran off the road way and struck a tree.  The driver was wearing a seatbelt, but was trapped in the vehicle and had to be extracted from the wreckage. 

The driver died at the scene.  The coroner's office has not yet released the name of the victim.