Single-Vehicle Crash Claims Life Of Horry Co. Firefighter

31-year-old Dimario Stephens was a firefighter and EMT with Horry County Fire Rescue since May.

A crash in Marion County claimed the life of one person.

31-year-old Dimario Stephens was traveling in a Nissan Sedan when it crashed on Wahee Road near Cool Springs Road.

The vehicle veered off the right side of the road before striking a tree. Stephens was the only occupant of the vehicle. He had been a firefighter and EMT with Horry County Fire Rescue since May.

The department took to social media, asking for “your consideration and condolences for Stephens’ family, friends, loved ones and fire-rescue colleagues during this difficult time.”