A second person has died in connection with a Hartsville automobile accident.
Artivas Gilbert Brown, 17, of Hartsville died Sunday from injuries sustained in the collision, Darlington County Coroner J. Todd Hardee said. The accident occurred around midnight on Friday.
He died after being airlifted to Richland Palmetto in Columbia, according to Hardee.
Brown’s cousin, Antonio Danquinton McFadden, 19, died at the scene, Hardee said.
Brown was a passenger in a Mazda driven by his grandmother when their car was rear ended by a Chevrolet Blazer at the intersection of U.S. 15 Bypass and Fifth Street in Hartsville, according to information from Cpl. Paul Brouthers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
The driver of the Blazer initially refused transport but was eventually taken to an area medical center after he complained of chest pain, according to Brouthers.
One other person in the Mazda was transported with critical injuries, according to Brouthers. Another person in the Mazda apparently was uninjured.
The Coroner is working with the South Carolina Highway Patrol and the 4th Circuit Solicitor’s Office with regard to pending charges. The driver of the vehicle not occupied by the deceased will be charged with Felony DUI.
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