1-77 accident

Update: Victims Identified in fatal 1-77 collision

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Richland County Coroner has identified the two victims in a collision on I-77 Wednesday at 6:45pm. According to Gary Watts, the accident happened northbound between mile markers 28 and 29, Blythewood, SC. Watts says Joyce Marie Dunn, date of birth 12/08/1960, of Turtle Creek Way, Columbia, SC was reported to be a restrained-passenger in a vehicle that…

Police: Bluff Rd. Crash being investigated as DUI

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Columbia Police say they have arrested a man suspected of DUI after a weekend accident near Bluff Road and I-77. Investigators say 34-year-old Kenneth Smith hit two people over the weekend. According to officials, Smith hit a motorcycle from behind, at a stop light, that victim suffered a serious leg injury. Authorities say Smith also struck a truck…

Troopers Reopen 1-77 after Fatal Crash

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–1-77 is now open again after a fatal accident early Wednesday. The SC Highway Patrol investigation team had closed parts of the interstate to work the fatal accident. The accident happened around 5am Wednesday morning at the 27 mile marker, say troopers. The highway patrol says a tractor trailer collided with a construction lift. Troopers say the lift…