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Highway patrol: One person dies in morning crash on Hwy 9

One person died in a single-vehicle crash on S.C. Highway 9 on Friday morning, according to S.C. Highway Patrol.

A 2011 Mercedes ran off the right side of the road near Long Bay about 7:20 a.m., said Cpl. Sonny Collins.

One person was in the vehicle during the crash, he said. The victim was not wearing a seat belt, Collins said.

The Horry County Coroner’s Office has not released the name of the victim.

This story was originally published March 15, 2019 at 10:08 AM.

Hannah Strong
The Sun News
The Sun News Reporter Hannah Strong is passionate about making the world better through what she reports and writes. Strong, who is a Pawleys Island native, is quick to jump on breaking news, profiles stories about people in the community and obituaries. Strong has won four S.C. Press Association first-place awards, including one for enterprise reporting after riding along with police during a homicide. She earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from Winthrop University.
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