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Byrnes High Senior Killed in Wellford Crash, Coroner Says

Published November 14, 2026 at 7:39 am | By HERE Spartanburg, Staff Reporter

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WELLFORD, S.C. — A James F. Byrnes High School senior, identified as 18-year-old Emanuel Fields of Lyman, died Thursday evening after a crash in Wellford, according to the Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office.

Fields was driving when the wreck happened at the intersection of Spartanburg Highway and Old Spartanburg Highway. The coroner’s office said he was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the vehicle.

The coroner’s office was called to the intersection at about 6 p.m., FOX Carolina reported. The coroner listed his time of death as 5:45 p.m.

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Officers with the Wellford Police Department said they were called to the scene, according to WSPA. The crash remains under investigation by the Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office.

Fields was a senior at James F. Byrnes High School. The wreck happened in the Wellford community at the spot where Spartanburg Highway and Old Spartanburg Highway meet.

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