Around 7:17 a.m. Tuesday a 2021 Dodge Durango headed west on U.S. 178 in Lexington County. Hillary Rish sat behind the wheel as the only person inside. A 2016 Chevrolet Malibu came east near the T.A. Fore Road intersection. The cars smashed into each other front to front.
Troopers from the South Carolina Highway Patrol arrived and found Hillary dead at the scene. The Malibu’s driver and passenger both suffered injuries. Ambulances took them to the hospital for treatment.
The road runs through a stretch that sees regular morning traffic. This collision left one vehicle’s sole occupant gone and the other car’s pair hurt. No word yet on speeds or other factors. The probe continues.
Hillary’s Durango took the full force of the hit. She did not survive it. The other two people got out alive but needed medical help right away. Highway Patrol locked down the details they could confirm.
Local responders cleared the wreckage. The coroner’s office confirmed the identity. Family and friends now sort through the sudden loss. The stretch of U.S. 178 near that intersection carried the weight of the crash.
Investigators keep looking at every angle. They want to know exactly how the paths crossed. So far the public record holds the basic timeline and the outcome.
One person died in the head-on. Two others left the scene in ambulances. That is the hard fact from Tuesday morning in Lexington County.
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