Two are dead after a vehicle struck a tree early Saturday in Horry County

Two people are dead after a vehicle struck a tree early Saturday morning in the Galivants Ferry area of Horry County, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

The single-vehicle crash occurred around 5:45 a.m. on SC 23, also known as Nichols Highway, near Gerald Drive. A 2013 Ford F150 traveling south ran off right side of the roadway and struck a tree.

Neither the driver nor the passenger were wearing a seat belt, and one was trapped and the other was ejected, according to Highway Patrol.

The names of the deceased have not yet been released by the Horry County Coroner, and deputy coroner Michelle McSpadden said it may be several days as relatives are contacted and informed.

This story was originally published April 4, 2020 at 12:53 PM.

Alan Blondin

The Sun News

Alan Blondin covers golf, Coastal Carolina University athletics, business, and numerous other sports-related topics that warrant coverage. Well-versed in all things Myrtle Beach, Horry County and the Grand Strand, the 1992 Northeastern University journalism school valedictorian has been a reporter at The Sun News since 1993 after working at papers in Texas and Massachusetts. He has earned eight top-10 Associated Press Sports Editors national writing awards and more than 20 top-three S.C. Press Association writing awards since 2007.