Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single-vehicle collision at the intersection of Old Sandy Run Road and Pine Plain Road in the Swansea area of Lexington County at approximately 2:30 p.m., Thursday.

According to Fisher, Ms. Elfriede Kreutzer Martin, 87, of Columbia was traveling southbound on Old Sandy Run Road when her vehicle left the road and hit a tree. Ms. Martin, who was wearing a seatbelt, was transported to an area hospital where she was later pronounced dead due to her injuries.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol and the Lexington County Coroner’s Office continue to investigate the incident.