Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has positively identified the individual who died in a single-vehicle accident on April 30. This accident occurred in the 600 block of Founders Road in the Lexington area.

James Michael Carter, 46, of Lexington, was the passenger in a vehicle traveling eastbound when the vehicle left the side of the roadway and hit trees.

Carter was pronounced dead on the scene and the driver was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol, South Carolina Highway Patrol MAIT and the Lexington County Coroner’s Office will continue to investigate the incident.