Liberty wreck kills 3-year-old
LIBERTY — A 3-year-old girl was killed in a car accident Sunday.
Pickens County coroner Kandy Kelley identified the victim as Lillian Valerie Griffin, 3, of Seth Court in Liberty.
The two-car fatal collision occurred on Five Forks Road in Liberty at around 11:20 a.m. Sunday, according to Lance Cpl. Tony Keller of the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
The collision occurred as a 2004 Chevrolet pickup driven by a 36-year-old Liberty woman collided with a 2006 Jeep SUV driven by a 23-year-old Liberty man. The two drivers were injured and transported to Greenville Memorial Hospital.
Kelley said Lillian was restrained in a car seat in the back seat of the SUV. She died of blunt-force trauma at the scene of the accident.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol’s MAIT team is still investigating the accident. The Highway Patrol did not give any additional details about the collision.