Investigation Continues Into Weekend Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident In Oconee County

(Seneca, SC)—-The South Carolina Highway Patrol and the Oconee County Coroner’s Office are investigating a fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred over the weekend.

According to Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis, 49 year old James Brian Tharp of Westminster died Saturday afternoon at the scene of the accident which occurred on Bountyland Road at the intersection of Poplar Ridge Drive.

The accident was reported to the E-911 Communications Center around 12:10pm, according to Coroner Addis.

According to Master Trooper David Jones with the Highway Patrol, Tharp was operating a 1996 Honda that was traveling south on Bountyland Road that went left of center and struck a 2006 Ford truck head-on.

The driver and the passenger of the Ford truck were both airlifted due to injuries sustained in the accident, according to Master Trooper Jones.

According to Coroner Addis, Mr. Tharp died from blunt force trauma and his manner of death is classified as accidental.