LAKE WATEREE – The unidentified driver of a 2001 Polaris ATV was killed early Sunday morning during a crash on Plantation Point Road near N. Dutchman Creek Road. The crash occurred at 2:38 a.m.
According to Master Trouper Brandon Bolt, the driver of the ATV was traveling west on Plantation Pointe Road when it crossed the center of the roadway, traveled off the west side of the road and flipped over.
The crash occurred in a wooded area near Lake Wateree, just across the bridge from Lake Wateree State Park. The location is 10 miles north of Ridgeway and about 20 miles east of Winnsboro.
The driver was not wearing a helmet and was ejected during the crash. The driver was deceased on scene, according to a Highway Patrol report.
The coroner has not yet released the name of the driver who was the sole occupant of the ATV.
The incident remains under investigation by the S.C. Highway Patrol.
This information will be updated as it becomes available.
