Passenger dies, driver charged with DUI after a car crash in Colleton county
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COLLETON COUNTY, SC (WCSC) - Highway Patrol officers say a fatal car crash happened on Mount Carmel Road in Colleton County around 3:42 a.m. Sunday morning.
Officers say the driver, 36-year-old Phillip Crosby of Walterboro, has been charged with a felony DUI.
Officers say Crosby and the passenger were traveling west on Mount Carmel in a 2008 Chevrolet pickup truck when the truck ran off the left side of the road, hit a tree, and then overturned.
The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. They were not wearing a seat belt.
The Colleton County Coroner has identified him as 38-year-old Steven Rourk of Ruffin, SC.
Officers say Crosby suffered minor injuries and was sent to a local hospital.
Highway Patrol officials say they are still investigating.
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