LEXINGTON, S.C. — A mother and her infant were killed in a wrong-way crash on Platt Springs Road late Christmas Eve.
Gloria Martinez Alonso, 24, and her 1-year-old daughter, Elisa Martinez, were pronounced dead at the scene following the incident reported at 11:30 p.m. on December 24, according to the Lexington County Coroner's Office.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol stated a Cadillac SUV was traveling westbound in the eastbound lane when it collided head-on with Alonso's Ford Focus near the Publix at Lake Crossing.
The driver and front-seat passenger of the Cadillac were transported to a nearby hospital with injuries.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing, according to Master Trooper William Bennet.