Fatal Crash in Saluda County Ruled a Homicide
The death of a man who died in a car accident in Saluda County over the weekend has been ruled a homicide.
The coroner’s office says 26-year-old Alex Donaldson of Orangeburg was behind the wheel of a car that veered off May Branch Road Friday night, hit a mailbox, then flipped in a ditch.
An autopsy report released today indicated Donaldson had been shot at least one time and died at the scene.
The Saluda County Sheriff’s Office has been joined by the South Carolina Highway Patrol in investigating the incident and what led up to his death. So far, no arrests have been made.
Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.
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