According to the Anderson County Coroner’s Office, a single-vehicle accident that occurred on Monday resulted in the death of a 15-year-old boy.
At around 12:50 p.m., a call was received about a truck that had collided with a tree on West Road within the vicinity of Cherokee Road in Belton, as stated by the coroner.
Following an accident in which he veered off the right side of the road, overcorrected, and collided with a tree, the adolescent was driving a 1997 Dodge Ram, according to the coroner.
Vance Kanter Schmidt was called the victim by the coroner who investigated the case.
Reference: 15-year-old dies after truck hits tree in Belton, coroner says