Reports from the Highway Patrol message board show a fatal accident occured just north of Easley at about 1:45am, Thursday.
The Highway Patrol says the accident involved only one car at Old Vinland Road, 8 miles north of Easley. Troopers say the driver of a 2003 Toyota Camry was killed while traveling north on Old Vinland School Road. They say he ran off the right side of the road, overcorrected, ran off the left side and crashed into trees. The car then caught fire and completely burned.
The coroner's office identified the victim as Larry Nathan Lesley, 68, of 143 Old Vinland School Road in Easley.
The office says the victim died of smoke inhalation and thermal burns.

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