As the season turns from summer to fall, fatal car accidents are on the rise. The United States Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released statistics comparing 2019 to 2020. The data indicates that traffic fatalities increased in the autumn months of September, October, and November. There are identifiable causes that lead to…
Read moreFLORENCE COUNTY, SC – One person was killed, and another was injured in a head-on collision on Highway 51 in Florence County yesterday afternoon, according to WPDE. The collision happened southeast of Florence on Hwy 51 near Carnell Drive at 1:40 p.m. on July 30, after the driver of a 2015 Toyota Rav4 went over…
Read moreCOLLETON COUNTY, SC – A portion of Henderson Highway collapsed during intense flooding on Wednesday morning, putting at least two people in danger. According to Live5News, the flood water affected the 2300 block of Hendersonville Highway on July 28. Two people were attempting to turn around as to avoid the flooding. Their car got pulled…
Read moreSUMMERVILLE, SC – Police closed a portion of North Main Street to recreate a car crash for the purpose of their investigation on Thursday morning. According to Live5News, the original accident happened Sunday night, July 25. The Summerville police department’s traffic division closed North Main St. from the 700 block to Highway 78 to reconstruct…
Read moreJOINT BASE CHARLESTON, SC – An airman assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing died in an accident on Friday morning, officials say. According to Live5News, the airman’s identity has not yet been released. It is not clear where the accident happened or what caused it. Joint Base Charleston officials are expected to release more details…
Read moreCHARLESTON, SC – One person is dead after a motorcycle accident on west I-26 near Ravenel Bridge on Friday morning. According to Live5News, the crash happened around 9:30 a.m. on July 30 and did not involve any other vehicles. The identity of the victim has not yet been released. I-26 westbound was closed for about…
Read moreLYNCHBURG, SC – Two people were killed in a head-on collision on the 11000 block of Lynches River Road in Sumter County on Wednesday. According to News 19, the crash happened around 3 p.m. on July 28. Sumter County Coroner Robert Baker identified the victims as Cameron Alexis Ard, 22 and Mystique Nicole Krzeminski, 23.…
Read moreDORCHESTER COUNTY, SC – At least one person was injured after a semi-truck overturned on Interstate 26 near the Harleyville exit early Thursday morning. According to Live5News, the eastbound lanes of I-26 were blocked by the tractor-trailer laying on its side. The crash happened around 3:30 a.m. July 29. Police reported injuries in the crash…
Read moreNORTH CHARLESTON, SC – A multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 26 near the Ashley Phosphate exit blocked one lane of traffic on Thursday afternoon. According to Live5News, the accident happened just after a different multi-vehicle accident had been cleared. There were no injuries reported in this collision. Evans Moore, LLC provides these blog posts as a…
Read moreCHARLESTON COUNTY, SC – Emergency crews responded to a crash involving multiple vehicles on the 4200 block of Ashley River Road on Thursday. According to Live5News, the accident happened near Middleton Place. It involved a cherry picker truck and two other cars. No injuries were reported, but crews needed to clean up an oil spill…
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