Salem – Traffic Death

According to Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis, a 61year-old Homestead, Florida man died Friday afternoon after the semi-trailer truck he was operating ran off the road on SC 130 (Whitewater Falls Road) near Salem and overturned down an embankment.

He died at the incident location which was near the Cg Roxane Crystal Geyser water plant. He had received a load of bottled water at the plant for transport. The collision was reported to Oconee 911 Communications at 1:50 pm.

This collision is being investigated by the SC Highway Patrol and SC State Transport Police, according to Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway, who has more…

An autopsy will be conducted next week to assist with the death investigation. The deceased is identified as Osvaldo Perdomo.