Labor Day Truck Accident Claims the Life of 35-Year-Old Woman
On Monday afternoon, 35-year-old Kristy Lynn Hutto, of Orangeburg, died at the scene of a collision between her car and a truck on Highway 21, near I-26 in Lexington County, South Carolina. The intersection is not far from the Town of Swansea. Ms. Hutto was driving north on Highway 21, when William Bennett, II's eastbound truck failed to stop at a stop sign and collided into her car. Bennett, who has been charged with failing to yield the right-of-way, was attempting to cross onto the entrance ramp of I-26. Bennett and his passenger received comparatively minor injuries in the wreck, but were transported from the scene to Palmetto Richland Hospital in Columbia. Ms. Hutto was an off-duty employee of American Heritage Ambulance.
We appreciate the reporting of WLTX and WIS regarding this tragedy.
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