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Raging Florence causes first fatality in South Carolina
FILE - A man moves a large tree limb that downed power lines as the hurricane-turned-tropical storm Florence hit the Cherry Grove community in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. Florence flattened trees, crumbled roads and the assault wasn't anywhere close to being over, with the siege in the Carolinas expected to last all weekend. (Andrew Knapp/The Post And Courier via AP)
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Officials in South Carolina are reporting the state's first fatality due to Florence, bringing the storm's overall death toll to at least five.
A 61-year-old woman was killed late Friday when the vehicle she was driving struck a tree that had fallen across Highway 18 near the town of Union.
Capt. Kelley Hughes of the South Carolina Highway Patrol said the woman, who was wearing a seat belt, died at the scene. No passengers were in the vehicle at the time of the crash.
The tree was about 6 feet above the road surface. Hughes said the vehicle's roof is what struck the tree.
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Four weather-related deaths have been reported in North Carolina.
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