South Carolina woman killed in crash that leaves two others hospitalized, coroner says
A South Carolina woman was killed Saturday night in a crash in the Upstate region, according to the Oconee County Coroner's Office.
Jennifer Renee Roberts, a 46-year-old Fair Play resident, died in what Coroner Karl Addis called an accident.
The two-vehicle collision happened at about 9:50 p.m., said Lance Cpl. Brittany Glover of the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Roberts was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier east on Earles Grove Road, according to Glover. At an intersection, the Cavalier collided with a 1999 Chevy S-10 pickup truck that was driving south on S.C. 59, Glover said.
Roberts suffered blunt force injuries and died at the scene, according to Addis.
A passenger in the Cavalier and the S-10 driver, who was the only person in the pickup, were hurt and taken to an area hospital, Glover said. Further information on the surviving victims' conditions was not available.
No other injuries were reported.
Addis said Roberts was not wearing a seat belt. There was no word if either the Cavalier passenger or the S-10 driver were wearing seat belts.
Information about what led to the wreck was not available, but the crash continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol.
Through March 2, at least 103 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2025, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, at least 948 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.
At least one person has died in an Oconee County crash in 2025, according to DPS data. There were 15 deaths in the county in 2024, DPS reported.
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