Crime & Safety

Coroner: Columbia Woman Killed in Garners Ferry Road Crash

Pamela J. Knudsen, 58, was the driver and the only occupant of her 2009 Toyota which ran off the roadway and struck a tree.

A Columbia woman was identified by the Richland County Coroner's Office as the driver killed in a single-vehicle accident on Garners Ferry Road Sunday.

Pamela J. Knudsen, 58, was the driver and the only occupant of her 2009 Toyota.

Knudsen was traveling east on US 378/Garners Ferry Road near Highway 601 when the vehicle ran off the roadway and struck a tree, the coroner's office and the South Carolina Highway Patrol said.

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Knudsen, who was wearing a seat belt, died at the scene, according to the coroner's office. 

Preliminary exam results show that she died from head and chest trauma from the wreck, according to a news release.

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The accident remains under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol. 

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