Driver killed in single-car crash

A single-car crash left one person dead Sunday night in Laurens County.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported the driver of a 2006 Chevy HHR was traveling south on Hellams Road near Geddy Road around 9 p.m. Sunday when the HHR crossed the center line and ran off the road.

SCHP Trooper Brandon Bolt said the vehicle struck an embankment and overturned.

The driver of the vehicle was its only occupant and died at the scene of the accident, Bolt said.

The victim’s identity has yet to be released by the Laurens County Coroner’s Office.