LAKE SECESSION, SC (ABBEVILLE COUNTY) – An 18-year-old college student was killed in a boating accident on Lake Secession late last night, according to FOX Carolina. The accident happened at about 11:30 p.m. March 12, when 18-year-old Erskine College student Jack Franklin-Lee Hunt and another student were returning the boat to the dock. The boat…
Read moreOAKWAY, SC (OCONEE COUNTY) – A 19-year-old was killed, and his passenger was seriously injured in a single-vehicle accident in Oconee County early this morning, according to FOX Carolina. The accident happened on West Oak Highway, near Pioneer Water, at 2:27 a.m. March 13, when 19-year-old Tanner Scott Silvers lost control of his vehicle. The…
Read moreFLORENCE, SC – A home in the Pee Dee area has been completely destroyed after oxygen canisters exploded during a house fire Thursday morning, reports WMBF. The Palmetto Rural Fire Department responded to the emergency call at 701 Steerfolk Drive at 9:12 AM on March 11th. The fire had been started by a stray cigarette…
Read moreFLORENCE, SC – One woman has died and another person remains in the hospital after being struck by a vehicle early Tuesday morning. WBTW reports that the fatal collision took place on the 600 block of South Irby Street near a Greyhound Bus Station around 1:15 AM on March 9th. Florence Police arrived on the…
Read moreCHEROKEE CO., SC – A police chase on Thursday ended in a crash that killed two occupants of the pursued vehicle. WYFF reports that the single-vehicle accident occurred at the corner of Buford Street and Camellia Circle at around 7:30 PM on March 11th. The police chase began in Cleveland County when a state trooper…
Read moreCHEROKEE CO., SC – A single-vehicle accident that killed one person was discovered Thursday morning, reports WYFF. According to the Cherokee County Coroner, the crash actually occurred Wednesday March 10th around 7:48 PM, at the intersection of U.S. 221 and Dove Ridge Lane. The driver of a 2016 Honda Accord lost control of the vehicle…
Read moreCONWAY, SC – One person remains in the hospital after a two-vehicle crash caused one car to overturn Wednesday evening. WBTW reports that the collision took place at the intersection of Highway 544 and W. Cox Ferry Road at 5:25 PM on March 10th. One person was transported to the hospital from the scene of…
Read moreCHARLESTON, SC – A pedestrian remains in the hospital after they were hit by a vehicle Wednesday night, reports WCSC. According to Charleston Police, the collision took place at the intersection of Paul Cantrell Boulevard and Magwood Drive around 11:30 PM on March 10th. The pedestrian was immediately transported to the hospital for emergency treatment.…
Read moreHORRY COUNTY, SC – 52-year-old Julia Garrett has been identified as the victim of the fatal motorcycle crash previously reported on by Evans Moore, LLC. WBTW reports that Garrett was killed in a single-vehicle accident on SC 707 around 5:30 PM on March 7th. Garrett had been driving a 2013 Harley Davidson motorcycle when she…
Read moreLEXINGTON CO., SC – All lanes on I 20 westbound were closed Thursday morning after a series of accidents shut down the highway, The State reports. According to the South Carolina Department of Transportation, both accidents took place on I 20 on March 11th. The first occurred near Exit 51 around 6:45 AM and the…
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