DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The Dorchester County coroner has publicly identified a 41-year-old man killed late Saturday night in a head-on collision.

Ryan Koontz of Walterboro sustained fatal injuries when the Dodge SUV he was driving was struck by a Ford pickup on 17-A near Clubhouse Road just before 11 p.m.

Koontz was pronounced deceased on the scene at 11:50 p.m. He will undergo an autopsy at the Medical University of South Carolina on Tuesday.

Both the SUV passenger and pickup driver were injured and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is the lead law enforcement agency investigating the crash. Add as preferred source on Google

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