Pineville man dies in truck crash
A Pineville man died Wednesday after his pickup truck ran into a ditch near St. Stephen.
John Rembert, 63, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 7 a.m. wreck, said Berkeley County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Salisbury.
Authorities say Rembert was driving a pickup truck north on S.C. Highway 45 when he attempted to pass a school bus.
He lost control and the pickup went off the left shoulder, said S.C. Highway Patrol Cpl. Paul Brouthers. Rembert over-corrected and the pickup truck then went off the right shoulder and into a ditch, he said.
It was raining at the time, and Salisbury said weather appears to be a factor in the wreck.
Salisbury said Rembert was not wearing a seat belt.
The Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
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