Fifth person dead from Saturday’s car crash near Myrtle Beach airport, coroner confirms
A 19-year-old is the fifth person to die from injuries sustained in a car wreck near the Myrtle Beach International Airport over the weekend.
On Wednesday, the Horry County Coroner’s Office confirmed Jamar Matthews, of Lake City, was the fifth person killed after a car crash that killed four others. He died at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center.
The wreck happened around 1:30 a.m. Saturday near Myrtle Beach International Airport. The car was found submerged in a pond near Harrelson Boulevard.
Shiquan Graham, 20, and Thomas McDowell, 23, from Lake City, SC, and Niterria Johnson, 22, and LeAna McMillian, 17, from Winston-Salem, North Carolina died on Saturday.
One other person was taken to the hospital, police stated.
This story was originally published January 27, 2021 at 6:59 PM.
