SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SC. (THECOUNT) — Sheila Hernandez of Wellford, South Carolina, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Sunday morning vehicle crash in Spartanburg.

Hernandez, 26, full name, Sheila A. Hernandez Jimenez, was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Spartanburg Easter morning.

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According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Hernandez was operating a vehicle on Nazareth Road near Irby Road in Spartanburg, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 5 a.m. Sunday. The vehicle then made contact with a substantial tree.

Hernandez, who was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Spartanburg County is a county located on the northwestern border of the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population at the 2010 census is 284,307, making it the fifth-most populous county in South Carolina. Its county seat is Spartanburg – Wikipedia.