Serious Friday Accident Proves Fatal

A single vehicle involved in a Friday morning crash at about 10:30 am on Stamp Creek Road near Salem in Oconee County proved fatal. Trooper Joel Hovis with the SC Highway Patrol said 77-year old William Stanworth Jackson’s 1998 Toyota pickup was traveling south, when it ran off the roadway and came to rest after striking several trees. Mr. Jackson was taken by HILO to Prisma Health in Greenville, however, he subsequently passed away. Trooper Hovis said Mr. Jackson was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.