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Horry County car crash kills 32-year-old Conway woman, injures two others

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A 32-year-old died Friday night after a car crash that injured two others, the Horry County coroner said Saturday.

Candace Alford was involved in a collision on Nichols Highway. She was taken to Conway Medical Center where she died of multiple injuries at 6:48 p.m., the coroner said. Alford lived in Conway.

The crash happened near Dixon Road and Magnolia Highway. A Nissan failed to yield the right of way to a Chevy pickup truck and was hit, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Alford was driving the Nissan and was ejected from the car, along with her passenger. Neither were wearing seatbelts, the highway patrol said. The passenger was taken to a hospital.

The driver of the Chevy was also taken to the hospital and was wearing a seatbelt.

South Carolina Highway Patrol are investigating the crash.

Gerard Albert III
The Sun News
Gerard Albert III writes about crime, courts and police for The Sun News in Myrtle Beach. Albert was editor-in-chief at Florida International University’s student newspaper. He also covered Miami-Dade and Broward County for WLRN, South Florida’s NPR station.He is an award-winning journalist who has reported throughout South Florida and New York City. Hablo espanol.
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