Troopers: Driver killed after slamming into tree in York County

YORK COUNTY, S.C. — The South Carolina Highway Patrol was investigating a deadly crash in York County early Saturday morning.

Troopers told Channel 9 that a driver ran off the roadway on Beersheba Road around 10 a.m. and hit a tree.

Investigators said the driver was not wearing a seat belt and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

His name has not been released.

Troopers have not said yet what caused the wreck.

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