Driver thrown from pick-up truck in deadly Chester County crash

CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. — A driver died early Sunday morning after crashing a pick-up truck into a utility pole in Chester County, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

Troopers said that around 6:14 a.m., the truck went off the side of Old York Road, overturned and hit a utility pole.

The driver wasn’t wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the pick-up truck.

Troopers are investigating what caused the driver to veer off the side of the road.