AIKEN, SC – A 38-year-old man driving a 2015 Freightliner 18-wheeler lost his life after his truck overturned along northbound S.C. 19 Saturday. This crash happened around 7:15 a.m. near Old Friar Road, according to The State. The driver, later identified as 38-year-old Larry Priester, succumbed to fatal wounds at the scene around 8:30 a.m. […]
COLLETON COUNTY, SC – Several semi-trucks collided on I-95 South amid heavy rains, resulting in Colleton County deputies and crews closing most of the area Monday. Due to the serious nature of this crash, drivers were asked to seek alternative routes as crews worked to clear the scene, according to WJCL. Deputies did not state […]
ALLENDALE CO., SC – The Allendale County Sheriff’s Office was summoned to a crash between a logging truck and a car on U.S. 278 Thursday, WRDW reported. When the two vehicles collided after 7:30 a.m., it led several of the logs on the truck to spill onto the road, leaving crews and first responders with […]
GAFFNEY, SC – A pickup truck driver passed away after colliding with a Freightliner truck after trying to merge into U.S. 29 from South Green River Road Thursday. This collision happened before 9 a.m., according to WCCBCharlotte. Additional commentary from South Carolina Highway Patrol indicated that the driver of the Freightliner truck (who was unharmed) […]
HORRY COUNTY, SC – A rollover crash involving a dump truck last Friday, July 19, near Myrtle Beach left one person injured, reports WMBF News. The accident unfolded on a stretch of State Route 544 near Carolina Bays Parkway (State Route 31), prompting a response from Horry County Fire Rescue crews shortly after 11:00 a.m. […]
GAFFNEY, SC – Three people were injured after a truck driver allegedly drove at a high speed when they struck another truck and then plowed into a home on Overbrook Drive Wednesday. FoxCarolina said the driver was cited for traveling at a “high rate for conditions.” It is not immediately clear if anyone inside the […]
ORANGEBURG, SC – A driver of a tractor-trailer veered off I-26 West at mile marker 148 and struck a tree, which led them to their death Monday. The Island Packet revealed this single-truck collision happened before 6:15 p.m. South Carolina Highway Patrol started an investigation and has not yet been able to pinpoint the circumstances […]
LITTLE RIVER, SC – Horry County Fire Rescue was dispatched to a box truck rollover collision after 6:45 a.m. Saturday at North Highway 57 and Northside Driver. Upon arriving, fire crews and other first responders shut down the area to render aid, according to WPDE. Emergency crews said no one was hospitalized but did not […]
NEWBERRY, SC – A tractor-trailer was said to have caught on fire following a solo crash on I-26 West near exit 72, connecting to SC 121 Sunday, WYFF4 reported. This crash happened before 8:30 a.m. South Carolina Department of Transportation, who initially first confirmed this wreck, did not state whether local or county fire crews […]
NEAR LUGOFF, SC – A driver of a 2010 Freightliner tractor-trailer rear-ended a 2019 International semi-truck on I-20 East, claiming the life of the second driver Monday. This crash occurred around 6 p.m. along mile marker 94, according to The State. Preliminary details showed that the driver of the International semi-truck was reducing his speed […]