Tragic Crash Kills Two on Old Furnace Road in Spartanburg County, South Carolina (SC)

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SC- Wspa.com writes that a crash left two people dead this week in Spartanburg County. The nighttime collision occurred on Old Furnace Road close to Peachtree Road. A driver in a 1998 GMC SUV was reportedly heading westbound when they veered across the center line in the road. The car then overturned and struck a tree.*

The impact killed the driver and a passenger in the vehicle. The authorities identified the two victims as a 21-year-old man from Spartanburg, and a seventeen-year-old boy from Woodruff. The driver's cause of death was listed as head and neck trauma. The teen was killed by multiple blunt force traumas. The coroner stated that both deaths were accidental. 

A third person was also in the car at the time of the collision. That individual suffered severe life-threatening injuries and was transported to the hospital. Reports did not include the injured victim's identity. 

Fixed object collisions lead to about one out of every five car crash deaths. Trees are the most frequently struck object along the side of the road. Almost half of these crashes involve trees, while utility poles are the next most likely object to be involved. Close to 50 percent of these collisions take place at night. Common causes of fixed object accidents include speeding, inattention, falling asleep, low visibility, and alcohol intoxication. 

In 2018, these incidents led to 7,422 fatalities. While that number is disturbingly high, it actually represents a drop of six percent as compared to 2017. 

Since 1979, the percent of all crash-deaths caused by fixed object accidents has stayed between nineteen and 23 percent. 

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Sources:

https://www.wspa.com/news/accidents/2-killed-during-crash-on-old-furnace-rd-in-spartanburg-co/

https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/collisions-with-fixed-objects-and-animals#:~:text=Posted%20December%202019.-,Trends,and%2023%20percent%20since%201979.