Oconee County Coroner Releases Name Of Westminster Man Who Dies As Result Of Injuries Sustained In Thanksgiving Night Accident

(Seneca, SC)–The Oconee County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of a man who died over the weekend from injuries sustained in a vehicle versus pedestrian accident that occurred on Thanksgiving night. 

The decedent is identified as 44 year old Russell Alan Tupper of Westminster. Mr. Tupper died at 7:05pm Saturday night in the intensive care unit at Prisma Health – Greenville Memorial Hospital. 

According to Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis, a 911 call reporting the accident was received Thanksgiving night around 8:25pm. The accident occurred on Critter Road near the intersection of Highway 11 South near Westminster. 

The Coroner’s Office has ruled the cause of death as accidental.