HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) -- The Horry County Coroner's Office has identified a man who died early Saturday morning when his vehicle hit a utility pole along Highway 701 South near Bucksville.

Darius Grant, 31, of Conway, was killed in the single-vehicle crash, which happened at about 5 a.m. near Ebenezer Road. He was alone in the 2002 Nissan Altima, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

Horry County Fire Rescue was dispatched at 4:57 a.m. Saturday. The highway patrol is investigating.

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