Coroner releases name of driver killed in single-vehicle wreck near S.C. 544
The Horry County Coroner’s Office has named the driver killed in a single-vehicle crash near S.C. 544 on Thursday night.
Joseph Mansfield, 80, of the Myrtle Beach area, died in the crash, which was caused by a “medical event,” said Horry County Coroner Robert Edge.
Mansfield was driving a Volkswagen Passat east on Big Block Road about 8 p.m. when the vehicle went off the road near S.C. 544 and hit a ditch, said Cpl. Matt Southern with South Carolina Highway Patrol.
The victim was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, Southern said. EMS arrived and took the victim to the hospital, where he later died, Southern said.
This story was originally published December 11, 2019 at 1:07 PM.
Hannah Strong
The Sun News