ABBEVILLE, SC. (THECOUNT) — John Albert Williams Jr., has been identified as the victim killed in an early Friday morning vehicle crash in Abbeville County, South Carolina.

Williams, 61, died in a head-on crash Friday morning in Abbeville County, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

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The crash occurred at 1:30 a.m. Friday morning on Highway 72 after a Hyundai, operated by Williams, crossed centerlines and into opposing lanes. The vehicle then struck a Toyota Camry head-on.

Williams, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Camry was not wearing a seatbelt and was taken to the hospital with what troopers call life-threatening injuries, reports WYFF.

The injured victim has not been identified by officials.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Abbeville is a city in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States, 86 miles west of Columbia and 45 miles south of Greenville. Its population was 5,237 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Abbeville County – Wikipedia.