According to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, many people consider Memorial Day weekend the unofficial start of the boating season. The Department is trying to get ahead of the game to prevent any accidents.
The Richland County Sheriffโs Department is investigating an incident at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center that sent a man to the hospital on Saturday.ย
"During the 78 hour Memorial Day holiday period last year, in South Carolina, unfortunately we had 17 individuals lose their lives in vehicle related collisions," Tidwell says.
Lexington Co. School District One says all 17 students and the bus driver involved in a May 25 school bus accident at A.C. Bouknight Road and Pond Branch Road have been released from the hospital.
State Superintendent Ellen Weaver released a statement on the Lexington One school bus collision that happened on Thursday at an intersection near Gilbert in Lexington County.
A spokesperson for Lexington District One says a school bus was involved in an accident and multiple students were injured some transported to the hospital.
Lexington Co. Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of the individual who died in a motorcycle accident on May 25 at approximately 7:30 p.m.