Mechanic crushed when Dodge Charger falls off jacks, South Carolina coroner says

A South Carolina man was killed when the Dodge Charger he was working under fell off the jacks, according to Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler.

The victim was identified as 66-year-old Thomas Dwayne Frederickson of Gaffney.

It happened Thursday, Sept. 22, at Frederickson’s home in the 4000 block of Wilkinsville Highway, Fowler said in a news release. Gaffney is about 55 miles southwest of Charlotte.

“Mr. Frederickson was found trapped under the Dodge Charger by family members at 6:47 p.m.,” Fowler said.

“He was extricated by EMS and fire department personnel. Efforts to revive him were futile and Frederickson was pronounced dead at the scene.”