FAIRFIELD COUNTY, S.C. — Fairfield County Coroner Chris Hill has released the name of the driver killed in an auto accident that occurred on I-77 on October 1.
South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) Master Trooper Gary Miller reported the collision happened around 4:04 a.m. Friday, Oct. 1, near mile marker 42, approximately 8 miles north of Ridgeway, South Carolina. The driver of a 2016 Acura MDX, now identified as Heather Diane Vance, 49, of Charlotte, was traveling south on I-77 went she off the road, crossed the median and hit a tractor trailer traveling north head on.
The driver of the tractor trailer was wearing a seat belt and sustained non-life threatening injuries.
It is unknown if Vance was wearing a seat belt as she was entrapped inside the vehicle and had to be mechanically extracted by EMS. Vance was pronounced dead at the scene.
SCHP and the Fairfield County Coroners Office continue to investigate the accident.
