Driver killed in early morning crash along Highway 17 Bypass in Myrtle Beach area

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Published: Nov. 24, 2022 at 9:48 AM EST|Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 9:57 AM EST
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HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – One person was killed in an early morning crash on Thanksgiving Day in the Myrtle Beach area.

Cpl. David Jones with the South Carolina Highway Patrol said the wreck happened around 3:30 a.m. on Highway 17 Bypass near Socastee Boulevard.

He said a car was heading south on Highway 17 Bypass when it went off the road, overcorrected, went off the road to the left and then flipped.

The driver of the car was taken to the hospital where that person later died.

The Horry County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 24-year-old Morgan Goodall-Scott who was from the Conway area.

The crash remains under investigation.