A fatal collision in Greenville County has claimed the life of a man late Friday afternoon, according to local authorities. The Greenville County Coroner's Office has identified the victim of the single-vehicle crash as 27-year-old Matthew Redding, as first reported by WSPA. The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. along Taylor Road in the Greer area, with the vehicle in question—a four-door sedan—reported to have been traveling at a high velocity before veering off the road.

The details obtained by FOX Carolina mentioned that after departing from the pavement, the sedan navigated through a grassy stretch and subsequently a wooded area before coming to an halt, the sedan which reportedly held Redding as a passenger, was extensively damaged, and despite Redding's use of a seat belt, the impact proved fatal. The coroner's office confirmed his passing at the scene, though further specifics of the crash were not immediately available.

An autopsy is scheduled to be performed the following day to ascertain the exact cause of Redding's death, the Greenville County Coroner's Office declared as noted in a statement to WYFF 4; this investigation is ongoing, with local law enforcement looking into what factors may have contributed to the tragic occurrence, and whether speed was the sole element at play or other circumstances might have influenced the course of events that led up to the crash.

While the probing into this distressing incident persists as a collaborative endeavor between multiple agencies, authorities have not yet determined all the contributing factors nor released additional insights regarding the moments leading up to the crash.