AIKEN, SC – The South Carolina Highway Patrol was investigating a fatal accident today that allegedly involved a driver from Covington on Sunday morning east of Augusta.
Safii Dew, 48, of Covington, was identified as occupying a trunk truck that allegedly hit AIKEN, SC Mazda 626 from behind on I-20 in Aiken County east of Augusta, the Aiken Standard newspaper reported.
Mazda driver Beverly Ann Lloyd, 51, of Hopkins, South Carolina, died in the Sunday morning accident that occurred at 4:16 am on I-20 West at mile marker 13, the Carolina Highway Patrol reported. southern.
The trunk truck reportedly passed over the Mazda while both slowed down for traffic, the newspaper reported. The Mazda then spun on the road and Lloyd was ejected from the vehicle.
She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Aiken County Judge Darryl Ables.
The two drivers wore seat belts, the newspaper reported. There were no immediate reports of any charges related to the incident.