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One dead after car hits utility pole

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FAIRFIELD COUNTY (WIS) – One person is dead after a car accident in Fairfield County Wednesday night.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol says the 27-year-old driver died after his car ran off the road and hit a utility pole. The accident happened shortly after 8:00 on Old Camden Road just east of the town of Winnsboro.

According to investigators, the driver was the only person in the car. He was airlifted to Palmetto Health Richland where he died from his injuries, troopers said.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol continues to investigate this crash.

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