A driver is dead after a two-vehicle crash Monday morning at the intersection of U.S. 178 and S.C. 172 in Orangeburg County, where a Toyota Sequoia turning left struck an oncoming Kia Soul. The Kia driver was rushed to a hospital with injuries and later died, while the Sequoia driver walked away unhurt.
How the Crash Unfolded on US 178
The crash happened around 9:20 a.m. Monday, according to wistv.com. A 2020 Kia Soul was heading west on U.S. 178 when an eastbound 2005 Toyota Sequoia attempted to turn left onto S.C. 172 and collided with it. The Kia driver suffered injuries, was taken to a hospital, and later died there.
The driver of the Toyota Sequoia was not injured in the collision, the station's report states. Orangeburg County Coroner Sean Fogle identified the Kia driver as 61-year-old Rosa Green, according to WCIV. The station also reported that the South Carolina Highway Patrol confirmed the same basic sequence of events at the intersection.
Investigation Still Open
The South Carolina Highway Patrol says the collision remains under investigation, and no further details about the cause of the crash have been released. No citations, charges or additional findings have been made public at this point.
The crash adds to a rough stretch on Orangeburg County roads. Just two days earlier, on Sept. 26, a driver was killed in a separate single-vehicle crash in the county, according to Live 5 News. And in July, a crash in the county left two people dead and seven others injured, per a report from wistv.com.
A Deadly Year on South Carolina Roads
The Monday crash comes amid a grim statewide tally. Through mid-August, 534 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2026, according to the state Department of Public Safety, as reported by The State. Those figures, drawn from preliminary data compiled by the state, were current only through Aug. 16, so they do not reflect Monday's fatality or other crashes that have occurred since.
No further information about the circumstances that led to the turn has been released. Hoodline will update this story as the Orangeburg County Coroner's Office and the South Carolina Highway Patrol release more details.
