By james art 
A South Carolina man was killed in a recent crash, according to the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office.
Emilio R. Hernandez, a 22-year-old St. Stephen resident, died last Saturday in what Coroner Darnell Hartwell called an accident.
The single-vehicle crash happened around 6:30 a.m., said Superintendent Garri Miller of the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Hernandez drove a 2002 GMC Denali. west on Cainhoy Road, officials said. It is in Huger County, near the Cooper River and about 17 miles from Charleston.
Near the intersection with Cedar Hill Lane, the SUV ran off the right side of Cainhoy Road and overturned before crashing, according to Miller.
Hernandez was taken to an area hospital, where he died, and medical examiner members responded about 8 a.m., Hartwell said.
Miller said Hernandez was the only person in the SUV and no other injuries were reported.
There is no word on whether Hernandez was wearing a seat belt.
Information on what caused the SUV to veer off the road was not available, but Hartwell said his office and the Highway Patrol are investigating the crash.
Through Sunday, 817 people had died on South Carolina’s roads in 2024, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, 1,030 people died in crashes in South Carolina, the DPS said.
At least 27 people died in crashes in Berkeley County in 2024, according to DPS data.