Driver dies days after crash on US 176 near Summerville

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – A driver has died days after a single-vehicle crash near Summerville.

Master Trooper William Bennett with the South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) said the crash happened on U.S. Highway 176 near the intersection with Cypress Campground Road on the night of June 6.

The driver of a 2019 Dodge Ram was traveling west on U.S. 176 when the vehicle ran off the right side of the road, hit an embankment and tree, and then overturned.

The driver, who was the only occupant, was taken to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and died on June 12.

An investigation is ongoing. The victim’s identity has not yet been released.