21-year-old Florence man killed in Dillon County crash

One person is dead and another airlifted to a nearby hospital after a crash in Dillon County Thursday.
Published: May. 9, 2024 at 8:29 PM EDT

DILLON COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - The Dillon County coroner has identified the man killed in a crash late last week.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol said the crash happened May 2 around 12:58 p.m. on Highway 301 near Canal Road. The driver of a 2019 Ford Transit Van was heading southbound on the highway when they crossed the center line and collided with a log truck heading northbound.

Coroner Donnie Grimsley said 21-year-old John Robert Costello, of Florence, was the driver of the van and was pronounced dead on the scene.

The driver of the log truck was airlifted to a nearby hospital.

South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating.

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