Troopers say Charges pending in Fatal Westminster Collision

Charges are pending following a fatal collision Thursday morning in Oconee County. Troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol reported the two-vehicle collision around 6:40am on SC 183 between Walhalla and Westminster. A 2015 Chevy driven by 25-year-old Davina Jill Brown of Westminster struck a moped driven by 65-year-old Francisco Garcia of Westminster from behind. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis said that Garcia died at the scene from blunt force head trauma. Brown was not injured but according to troopers, now faces charges in the collision, which is still under investigation.