SC woman killed when car hit curb & flipped is identified by Richland County coroner
One person was killed Sunday in an early morning crash in the Columbia area, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Syreeta J. Johnson, a 44-year-old Elgin resident, was identified as crash victim, Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford said Monday.
The single-vehicle collision happened in Richland County at about 4:45 a.m., said Master Trooper William Bennett of the Highway Patrol.
Johnson was driving a 2017 Hyundai sedan east on Parklane Road in the Dentsville area, according to Bennett. Near the intersection with Old Legrand Road, in the area between Farrow Road and Interstate 77, the car ran off the right side of Parklane Road, Bennett said.
The car then hit a curb and flipped over before crashing into a power pole, according to Bennett.
Bennett said Johnson was the only person in the car, and no other injuries were reported.
There was no word if Johnson was wearing a seat belt.
Information about what caused the car to veer off the road was not available, but the crash continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol.
Through Wednesday, 157 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2024, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, 999 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.
At least seven people have died in Richland County crashes in 2024, according to DPS data. There were 61 deaths reported in the county in 2023, DPS reported.
