Fatal Accident

Orangeburg Co. Fatal Crash Goes Undiscovered for 38 Hours

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Highway Patrol has announced that a driver was killed in a one-vehicle crash in Orangeburg County, and wasn’t found until 38 hours later. Cpl. Sonny Collins of the state Highway Patrol tells local media that a 2006 Cadillac was traveling west on South Carolina Highway 4 when it went off the road and…

Victim Identified in Fatal Accident

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — Richland County Coroner Gary Watts has released the name of the man who died Thursday evening after being struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Farrow Road and Frye Road in Columbia. 59-year-old Bookert Smith of Columbia succumbed to injuries he sustained as he was attempting to cross the roadway, Watts said. He was pronounced dead at…

SCHP Search for Commerical Vehicle Involved in Fatal I-77 Accident

CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Highway Patrol is looking for a heavy truck thought to have been involved in a hit-and-run accident on Interstate 77 that killed one man and injured another. Lance Cpl. Gary Miller tells local media outlets that the incident happened about 3:45 a.m. Monday near Richburg in Chester County. Authorities say a tractor-trailer…