South Carolina Highway Patrol and the pickens county coroner’s Office Investigating Fatal Thursday morning Pickens County Accident

(Seneca, SC)—–The South Carolina Highway Patrol and the Pickens County Coroner’s Office are investigating a fatal accident that occurred yesterday morning in Pickens County.

According to Trooper Joe Hovis, the accident occurred around 10:21am on Ireland Road, about five miles west of the city of Pickens.

Trooper Hovis says the accident involved one vehicle, a 2002 Chevrolet SUV.

The Pickens County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as 53 year old Kimberly Dawn Farmer of Easley. The Coroner’s Office said in a press release that Farmer died from blunt force trauma.

According to Trooper Hovis, the vehicle was traveling north on Ireland Road, ran off the ride side of the roadway and struck a tree.

The driver was entrapped in the vehicle after the accident and had to extricated from the vehicle.

The Coroner’s Office reports that Farmer died at the scene.