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Driver dead, 3 children hurt after car runs off road, hits tree in York County

YORK COUNTY, S.C. — A driver is dead and three juveniles were hurt after crashing in York County early Sunday morning, troopers said.

The single-vehicle crash happened around 2:20 a.m. on Brattonsville Road near Percival Road. Troopers said the car was traveling down the road when it went off the right side of the roadway and hit a tree.

The driver, 28-year-old Rebekah Winn, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officials said three juveniles were also in the car at the time of the crash. One was airlifted to a local hospital and the other two were taken to Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte to be treated for their injuries.

The conditions of the three passengers have not been released.

Authorities have not said what led up to the crash, but state troopers and the York County Coroner’s Office are continuing to investigate.

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