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5-car crash kills married couple According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, a pickup truck broadsided a sedan carrying a 29-year-old man and his 28-year-old wife in Seneca around 7:40 p.m. on Sept. 6. The Highway Patrol took the 52-year-old truck driver into custody, charged him with two counts of felony DUI with death and…

Man killed in South Carolina accident; driver charged with DUI An accident in South Carolina involving a wrong-way driver left one man dead and his child passenger injured. The wreck took place at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Aug. 16 along Hwy 170 in Bluffton. Investigators stated that the female driver was in the eastbound lane…

Safety concerns regarding truck accidents Trucking accidents in South Carolina can be serious due to the weight and large size of the equipment involved. Personal injuries and damages to one’s vehicle can be significant, and those driving trucks are equally vulnerable in accidents caused by passenger vehicles. When a truck is involved in an automobile…

1 killed and 1 injured in South Carolina car-pedestrian crash It was around 2:15 a.m. on Aug. 30 when two pedestrians who were walking along a road in Folly Beach, South Carolina, were hit by a vehicle that left the scene. South Carolina deputies say that the accident occurred on West Ashley Avenue between Second…

South Carolina teen dies in crash, driver charged with DUI The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office recently charged a 20-year-old man with felony DUI following a fatal accident. The August 16 crash reportedly happened at about 12:30 p.m. on River Road. According to authorities, the 20-year-old man was traveling at a high speed on River Road…

Car crash may have been intentional, according to police Three teenagers were injured in a single-car crash in South Carolina on Aug. 14. Police said the driver of the car, an 18-year-old man, intentionally caused the car accident, driving off the road in Hartsville and crashing into a tree. The car was reportedly totaled. Two…

Car accident turns deadly for South Carolina resident On Aug. 14, the South Carolina Highway patrol responded to a two-car collision in Greenville County that left one individual dead. The other individual involved also suffered injuries. According to authorities, the fatal accident occurred around 1:20 p.m. near the Garrison Road and Augusta Road intersection when…

South Carolina accident results in death of motorcyclist An accident that happened around noon on Aug. 7 in Kershaw County resulted in the death of a motorcyclist. The accident involved a collision between the motorcycle and a pickup truck. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the pickup truck was trying to make a turn…

Enterprise and others warned GM years before 2014 auto recall In February, General Motors initiated a recall of six vehicle models, including the Saturn Ion and Chevrolet Cobalt, but documents acquired through the Freedom of Information Act suggest that the automaker had been warned about potential problems with the cars several years earlier. People in…

Truck driver dies in I-26 crash On July 25, the South Carolina Highway Patrol was alerted to a morning accident in which a 55-year-old West Columbia man died. He was driving a tractor-trailer eastbound on Interstate 26 near mile marker 159 near Bowman when his tractor-trailer went off the roadway, stopping near a wooded area.…