Coroner identifies driver who crashed ATV in Greenwood Co.

WARE SHOALS, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol said a driver died after crashing ATV in Greenwood County early Thursday morning.

Troopers said at 5:35 a.m. the driver was heading south on Cochran Road in Ware Shoals when they crossed over to Morgan Road, went off the right side of the road, and hit several trees.

The driver was ejected and died on scene, according to Highway Patrol.

The Greenwood County Coroner’s Office identified the driver of the ATV as 25-year-old Dakota James Edwards.

This crash remains under investigation. Stay tuned as we work to learn more.

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