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Conway resident dies in single-vehicle accident on Highway 501

A South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper’s car.
A South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper’s car. Provided by SCHP

A traffic incident on Highway 501 involving only one vehicle left a Conway resident dead on Friday morning, said Patty H. Bellamy, deputy coroner for Horry County Government.

SanJuan Martinez, 31, from Mexico, but a resident of Conway, died on scene where D Street crosses Highway 501 not far from Conway.

The exact nature of Martinez’s injuries that resulted in his death have yet to be released.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is the leading agency in this investigation.

This story was originally published May 21, 2022 at 7:43 AM.

Bryn Eddy
The Sun News
Bryn covers breaking news pertaining to Horry County in South Carolina for The Sun News. She is graduating from Winthrop University in May 2022 where she studies English and journalism. She has bylines with The Johnsonian and The Sumter Item. Bryn enjoys investigative journalism and local news.
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