Easley child was the auto accident fatality

A 12-year old girl is the latest auto accident fatality in Pickens County.  The coroner, Kandy Kelley, identified Kelsi L. Merck of Easley as the passenger who died of blunt force trauma in Saturday afternoon’s accident on SC 135 in the Dacusville Community.  One other person was hospitalized from the crash off an SUV into trees of the highway.