Robert Lewis Jeter dies in fatal Greenville, South Carolina car crash

Robert Lewis Jeter dies in fatal Greenville, South Carolina car crash

Fatal Greenville, South Carolina car crash death of Robert Lewis Jeter – Obituary

Robert Lewis Jeter, 63, died on New Year’s Eve from injuries connected to a vehicle crash that occurred several days earlier in Greenville County, according to the county coroner’s office.

Authorities with the South Carolina Highway Patrol said the incident happened on December 26 along Old Piedmont Highway. Investigators stated that Jeter was outside a tow truck, adjusting chains in preparation to remove a vehicle from a ditch, when he was struck by another vehicle.

Troopers reported that Robert Wasser was driving southbound on Old Piedmont Highway when his vehicle collided with Jeter. Emergency medical personnel transported Jeter to Prisma Health–Greenville Memorial Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries on December 31.

The coroner determined that Jeter’s death resulted from complications of ventricular tachycardia related to heart failure, stemming from non-ischemic cardiomyopathy combined with blunt force trauma to the torso. His death was officially ruled an accident.

Wasser has been charged with driving under the influence involving death, as well as DUI with great bodily injury.

The Greenville County Coroner’s Office and the South Carolina Highway Patrol said the investigation into the crash remains ongoing.