Jeffrey G. Cook Jr. dies in fatal Saluda County car crash
Fatal Saluda County car crash death of Jeffrey G. Cook Jr. – Obituary
SALUDA COUNTY, SC — Early Sunday morning, 20-year-old Jeffrey G. Cook Jr. of Aiken was killed in a car crash northeast of Ward, according to the Saluda County Coroner’s Office.
The accident occurred at approximately 3:40 a.m. near the intersection of Neighbors Road and Old Charleston Road. Officials reported that Cook was driving a GMC pickup truck when it veered off course, striking a ditch embankment, resulting in his death at the scene.
The Saluda County Coroner’s Office and the South Carolina Highway Patrol are currently investigating the circumstances leading to the crash. Emergency response teams from Saluda County Emergency Management Services, the Saluda County Sheriff’s Office, and the Saluda County Fire Service assisted at the scene.