Woman dies after car overturns in creek in Anderson County, coroner says
Happened on Westinghouse Road
Happened on Westinghouse Road
Happened on Westinghouse Road
An Upstate woman died in a crash Friday afternoon in Anderson County, according to Coroner Greg Shore with the Anderson County Coroner's Office.
Erin Eileen Parker, 55, of Pendleton died as a result of drowning, following a car crash, Shore said.
According to Shore, Parker was driving south on Westinghouse Road just after 3:30 p.m. when she veered off the right side of the road striking a traffic sign and rolled the car into a creek.
It appears Parker was traveling home from work and was traveling too fast for conditions when she ran off the roadway, Shore said.
According to Shore, she was wearing her seatbelt.
The car was submerged under water and required the Anderson Technical Rescue Team, including divers with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office to recover Parker, Shore said.