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SCHP investigating fatal crash in Spartanburg Co.

GREER, SC (WSPA) — South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly Saturday morning car crash near the intersection of East Poinsett Street and J Vern Smith Parkway in Greer.

According to SCHP, the driver of a 2006 Volkswagen Jetta lost control of their car around 4 a.m.

Troopers say the car hit the guardrail and rolled down a hill before hitting a tree.

The driver of the car died at the scene, according to SCHP.

The Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office has identified the driver as 34-year-old Samuel Lee Templeton, of Lyman.

The crash is being investigated by the SCHP.