Blackstock man dies in crash

CHESTER – A Chester County man lost his life following a one-car fatal accident on Saturday, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol.

The driver, identified by Chester County Coroner’s Office as Ernest Bradley “Brad” Blackwell, 45, of Blackstock, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Master Trooper David Jones reported that the fatal collision occurred about 5 p.m. when the driver of a 1999 Ford pickup traveling south on U.S. 321 near Gregory Road went off the roadway to the right and struck several trees.

The accident is under investigation by the S. C. Highway Patrol.

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