ANDERSON COUNTY, SC. (THECOUNT) — Ethan Ross Kaskin, of Anderson, South Carolina, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Friday vehicle crash in Anderson County.

Kaskin, 60, was killed in a head-on vehicle crash near Anderson Friday morning.

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According to reports, Kaskin, a Gang Task Force officer with the Anderson Police Department, was operating a vehicle on Highway 24, when a 22-year-old driver, for unknown reasons, crossed centerlines and collided head-on with Kaskin’s vehicle around 6 a.m. Friday.

Kaskin was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma.

The 22-year-old driver’s condition was not provided.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Geo quick facts: Anderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, its population was 187,126. Its county seat is Anderson. Named for Revolutionary War leader Robert Anderson, the county is located in northwestern South Carolina, along the state line of Georgia – Wikipedia.