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Child from Western NC dead after weekend crash in Oconee County

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Lee Rogers

A child from North Carolina is dead after weekend crash in Northern Oconee County. The fatal wreck happened at Devil's Fork State Park on Lake Jocassee near the town of Salem.

Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis says, the one year old boy was pronounced dead at the scene just before 2:30, Saturday afternoon.


The South Carolina Highway Patrol reports that the child was running on private property and went in between two cars and was hit by a Jeep. The child has been identified as Benny Esquivel of Asheville.

The incident remains under investigation by the Highway Patrol and Oconee County Coroner's Office.