A South Carolina man was killed Friday night when the vehicle he was driving crashed into several trees, according to the Pickens County Coroner’s Office.
Jonathan Reid Hancock, a 40-year-old Six Mile resident, died in the crash, the coroner’s office said.
The single-vehicle collision happened around 11 p.m. Old Seneca Road, according to Cpl. David Jones of South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Hancock was heading north in a 2003 Volkswagen when the vehicle went off the right side of Old Seneca Road in the area near the Oconee County line, Jones said.
The vehicle crashed into several trees and Hancock, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected, according to the coroner.
Hancock died at the scene, Jones said.
No other injuries were reported.
Information about what caused the Volkswagen to leave the road was not available, but the crash remains under investigation by the Highway Patrol and the coroner.
Until thursday, 306 people have died on South Carolina roads in 2024, according to the state Department of Public Security. Last year, 1,030 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.
At least six people have died in crashes in Pickens County in 2024, according to DPS data. There have been 18 deaths reported in the county in 2023, DPS reported.
