DORCHESTER COUNTY, SC. (THECOUNT) — Zachary Barfield has been identified as the victim in a Sunday night fatal vehicle crash near St. George.

Barfield, 19, was killed in a single-vehicle crash Sunday night.

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According to reports, Barfield was operating a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck on Wire Road near Old Peafield Road, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 8 p.m. Sunday. The vehicle then made contact with a substantial tree.

Barfield, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced dead on the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick fact: Dorchester County is a county located in U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 161,540. Its county seat is St. George. Dorchester County is included in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.