NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – The South Carolina Highway Patrol responded to a collision on I-26 East at US 75/Ashley Phosphate Road this morning. WCSC reports that the collision occurred sometime before 7 a.m. on February 9, 2021, and blocked the left lane near Exit 209. The wreck was cleared by 7:20 a.m. No injuries have…
Read moreLITTLE RIVER, SC – One person was killed Monday morning after their vehicle crashed into a pond in a residential neighborhood, WBTW reports. Horry County Fire Rescue was called to the 3000 block of Fairway Drive shortly before 7:15 a.m. on February 8, 2021 to respond to the incident. A dive team was required to…
Read moreFLORENCE CO., SC – A contractor died at the McCall Farms Food Plant in Effingham on Sunday, February 7, 2021. WPDE reports that the man has been identified as 30-year-old Innovation Refrigeration Systems employee Ryan Seither, 30. Seither had been contracted to do unspecified work on the facility’s refrigeration system on Saturday night and Sunday…
Read moreDARLINGTON CO., SC – Firefighters in Darlington County responded to a housefire on Monday that was caused by an unspecified electrical problem, WPDE reports. Darlington County firefighters responded to a call on Black Creek Road on the morning of Saturday, February 6, 2021. They arrived to find smoke coming out of the house’s roof. They…
Read moreFLORENCE, SC – Two people were hospitalized Thursday following a six-vehicle pileup on US 76 near the Francis Marion University athletic fields, SC Now reports. The collision happened on the morning of February 4, 2021. The circumstances remain unclear, but we do know that it blocked the highway’s righthand eastbound lane for about 20 minutes.…
Read moreDARLINGTON CO, S.C. – A man died in a two-vehicle collision that took place west of the city of Darlington on Friday, February 5, 2021. WMBF reports that Bryson Gibson, a 24-year-old resident of Florence, was driving on Bethel Road near Highway 34 when he lost control of his 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer. Gibson overcorrected after the…
Read moreSUMMERVILLE, SC (DORCHESTER COUNTY) – A single-vehicle collision was reported in the Summerville area on Friday afternoon by WCSC. The crash occurred at 5016 Ashley River Road, also known as Highway 61, at about 4:20 p.m. on February 5th. It is unknown if anyone was injured as a result. Traffic was reduced to one lane…
Read moreUNION, SC – A 28-year-old man was killed, and two people were taken to the hospital after a head-on collision that happened in Union early this morning, according to FOX Carolina. The accident occurred on Whitmire Highway just after 4 a.m. on February 8, when 28-year-old Charles “Charlie” Harrison III, operating a pickup truck, crossed…
Read moreSPARTANBURG, SC – Two people are dead, and a man is facing charges after a collision in Spartanburg late last night that allegedly involved drunk driving. According to FOX Carolina, the crash occurred in Spartanburg on Mt. Zion Road, just before 11:30 p.m. February 5, as the driver of a sedan was backing into a…
Read moreADAMS RUN, SC (CHARLESTON COUNTY) – A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a driver in Charleston County last night, according to WCSC. The accident occurred on Highway 174, near White Point Road, before 11:25 p.m. on February 5, after a victim, who was not immediately identified, was struck by a driver who then…
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