Ruby Teal, 87, died, two injured after a two-vehicle head-on collision on Rock Bridge Road in Fairfield County, South Carolina
1 dead in Fairfield County head-on collision
A Lincoln SUV crossed the center line on Rock Bridge and struck a Volvo head-on shortly after 4 p.m. Monday. The drivers of both cars were transported to local hospitals with injuries, while an unidentified passenger in the Volvo was pronounced dead at the scene, Cpl. David Jones with Highway Patrol said.
Fairfield Coroner releases name of person killed in car accident
Coroner Chris Hill says Ruby Teal, 87, was a passenger in a car involved in a collision on Rockbridge Road near Rattlesnake Road in the Lake Wateree area.
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