Student-athlete perishes in Anderson County accident

A 16-year-old boy died in a one-car accident last evening on SC 187/the Wild Hog Road in Anderson County.  Chief Deputy Coroner Don McCown said the victim, Kveon M. Willis of Royston, Georgia, was a student-athlete at Madison County High School in Danielsville, Georgia.  McCown reported that the investigation shows Kveon was an unrestrained front-seat passenger in a Honda headed south of 187.  The car left the highway near Murphy Road and hit a tree.  The car driver was sent to the hospital to be evaluated for minor injuries. The driver and passenger were returning from a recreational basketball game