Autopsy performed on Man killed in Mountain Rest Vehicle Collision

An autopsy was performed Monday morning on the body of 41-year-old Alton Owens of Seneca. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis reports that Owens died at the scene of a single vehicle collision Sunday night, Aug. 7 on Highlands Highway near Mountain Rest. Owens died from blunt force trauma to the neck, which caused cervical spinal cord trauma. His manner of death is classified as accidental.