A 15-year-old from the Camden area died Friday morning after a motor vehicle accident in the 100 block of Dicey Ford Road, with two other juveniles also in the vehicle at the time of the crash. The teen was rushed to the hospital by EMS but could not be saved.
Early Morning Crash Sends Teen to Hospital
The wreck happened around 5 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, according to ABC Columbia, which reported that Kershaw County Coroner David West's office had released the name of the person killed. The 15-year-old was a passenger in the vehicle with two other juveniles when the crash occurred. EMS transported him to MUSC-Kershaw Health, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Separately, WACH reported that emergency dispatchers received the initial call about the crash around 4:51 a.m., also pinpointing the location to the 100 block of Dicey Ford Road in Camden. The station noted that authorities had not released any information about the conditions of the other two children who were in the vehicle.
Investigation Continues, Agency Name Disputed
The crash remains under investigation. The outlet's report described the investigating agency as the Camden City Police Department, working alongside the Kershaw County Coroner's Office. WACH's account of the same investigation instead referred to it simply as the Camden Police Department, also paired with the coroner's office. No further details about the cause of the crash or the vehicle involved have been made public.
This is not the first fatal motor vehicle incident in the Camden area that Coroner West's office has handled in recent memory. In February 2025, his office released the name of 71-year-old Patricia Clemmons of the Sumter area, who was pronounced dead at the scene after a crash around 6 a.m. on Hwy 521 at Butternut Lane in Camden, according to the same report from the coroner's office.
