Person Killed in I-26 Collision Identified

3:18 PM, Mar 12, 2013   |    comments
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Richland County, SC (WLTX) - The Richland County coroner has identified the person killed in a collision on Interstate 26 Monday.

Gary Watts says Robert B. Frantz Jr., 51, died from injuries suffered in the crash.

Frantz was driving along I-26 East at mile marker 93 when he lost control of the vehicle, ran off the road, and struck a tree. HIs car ignited after the impact.

An autopsy performed shows he died from trauma associated with the crash.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating the collision.