Newberry County Coroner Craig Newton has reported that a 21 year old Newberry County man has been killed in an early morning traffic collision. According to Newton, Jessie J. Frick of Prosperity died at Palmetto Richland Hospital at 9:52 a.m. this morning due to injuries sustained in the motor vehicle accident. The collision occurred at approximately 2:50 a.m. on Broad River Road near Pomaria, S.C.. Coroner Newton advised the vehicle Frick was driving ran off of the roadway and overturned. No other vehicles were believed to be involved and Frick was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. "Our prayers are with the Frick family during this difficult time", Newton said. An autopsy will be performed in Newberry on Wednesday. The collision remains under the investigation of the S.C. Highway Patrol and the Newberry Coroner's Office. Newberry County Rescue Squads, EMS, and the Newberry Sheriffs Department assisted at the scene.
