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Drivers Identified in Separate Fatal Accidents in Aiken County

Author Mary Liz Nolan
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Authorities are investigating two fatal accidents in Aiken County on Saturday.

The first was reported at 1:30 a.m. on Chalk Bed Road near Breezy Hill Road in Graniteville.  Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables says 36-year-old Stephen Hicks of Augusta, lost control of his pickup truck.  The vehicle ran off the side of the road, hit a tree and flipped over.   Hicks was pronounced dead at the scene.

Later in the day, another single vehicle accident was reported in Graniteville.  This one was reported at 1:18 p.m. on Ascauga Lake Road near Sleepy Hollow Lane.  Ables says 49-year-old Francisco Candido-Aviles lost control of his pickup truck, ran off the road and struck a tree.  He was pronounced dead at the scene.  The crash is under investigation and toxicology analysis is pending.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating both accidents.

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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