Tamassee crash kills 62-year old man

A Wednesday afternoon car accident took the life of a 62-year old man, about two miles from his home.  John Charles Papendick was at the wheel of a 2007 Toyota 4 Runner and driving alone when the accident occurred at 3:35 on Choehee Valley Road near White Oak Farms Road.  Coroner Karl Addis said Papendick died at the scene of head trauma.  The highway patrol investigated.