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GREER, SC – A vehicle accident slowed traffic on Interstate 85 on Tuesday evening, according to South Carolina’s traffic 511 webpage. The accident was reported before 6 p.m. on Tuesday in the northbound lanes south of exit 60 for South Carolina 101. Traffic congestion and delays occurred throughout the area as a result of the …
GREENVILLE, SC – An accident was reported on White Horse Road on Monday afternoon via South Carolina’s incident website. The accident happened just before 5 p.m. near White Horse’s intersection with Old Grove Road. Injuries were also reported as a result of the accident, but details have not been specified. We will update this story …
LAURENS, SC (LAURENS COUNTY) – A hit-and-run collision in Laurens County this afternoon left one person injured, according to a report by Fox Carolina. The accident occurred around 3 p.m. when a 2013 Chevrolet Impala crossed over the center line and into oncoming traffic on U.S. Highway 221, near Ekom Beach Road. The Impala struck …
GREENVILLE, SC – One person was ejected from a vehicle and another was injured in a rollover accident this morning near a Waffle House. Fox Carolina reports that the accident happened just before 7:20 a.m. near the Waffle House on East Stone Avenue when a vehicle flipped over and collided with the restaurant’s sign. An …
GREENVILLE, SC – A hit-and-run accident left injuries in an incident on White Horse Road late on Friday night. The accident was reported to South Carolina’s incident report website at about 11:15 p.m. on White Horse Road near West Blue Ridge Drive. Details as to who was injured, or the severity of the injuries, have …
CHEROKEE COUNTY, SC – A man died after his vehicle rolled over near Gaffney at 2 p.m. Friday, according to WYFF4 News. Edward Jerome Moore, 57, was driving his 2008 Toyota Scion on South Carolina 105 several miles southeast of Gaffney. He was driving in the northbound lanes when he left the road, he struck …
SPARTANBURG, COUNTY, SC – A worker died after a vehicle he was working on in a salvage shop collapsed on him Friday, according to local news. Police responded to the accident that happened at about 12:30 p.m. at Auto Salvage Inc. on East Wade Hampton Boulevard in Greer. Jeffery Shane Hollingsworth, 38, was working under …
GREENVILLE, SC – Officials were working to clear an accident on Bruce Road on Tuesday evening. The accident occurred a few minutes after 9:30 p.m. off I-85 near East Dorchester Boulevard. Details were not available late Tuesday night as to whether injuries resulted from the incident. The accident is still under investigation. This is a …
GREENVILLE, SC – A car accident resulted in injuries on Interstate 385 on Tuesday night near exit 35 northbound. The accident was reported to South Carolina’s incident page just after 9 p.m. The roadway remained blocked for several hours after the accident as officials worked to clear the incident. The severity of the injuries has …
GREENVILLE, SC – A vehicle accident on Parker Road caused injuries on Monday morning, according to South Carolina’s incident report website. The accident was reported at about 7:45 a.m. near Poinsett Highway. Details on how many vehicles were involved in the incident or the severity of the injuries have not been disclosed at this time. …
GREENVILLE, SC – The South Carolina Highway Patrol took to Twitter in another effort by law enforcement to save lives. “Trooper Brian” reminded drivers that increased traffic in the summer also means an uptick in car accidents as people travel for vacation and beach getaways. He and fellow troopers even have a name for the …
MYRTLE BEACH, SC – Two people were injured early Sunday morning in a rollover accident in Myrtle Beach, according to WBTW. The crash happened around 3 a.m. near 9912 North Kings Highway when a vehicle collided with a utility pole and then flipped. Two people were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening wounds, according to …
LAURENS, SC – Four people were hurt in an accident early this morning at the Laurens County Speedway, according to WYFF4. The incident occurred when the recent-model car jumped over a wall and crashed through a fence, sending two people to the hospital by ground ambulance and two by airlift. The victims’ injuries are not …
ANDERSON COUNTY, SC – The driver of a moped was critically injured in a hit-and-run accident Saturday on Clemson Boulevard in Anderson County, according to WYFF4. Authorities are searching for a light-colored sedan that struck the moped driver on Clemson Boulevard and Lakeside Road around 1:10 a.m. The vehicle possibly has front-end damage, according to …
GREER, SC – An unidentified motorcyclist is dead following an accident on South Carolina Highway 101 Saturday, according to Fox Carolina. The accident occurred on SC-101, five miles south of Greer, at about 8:15 p.m. The victim was driving a 1991 Suzuki motorcycle when the vehicle collided with a curb. The motorcycle traveled into the …
WALHALLA, SC – FoxCarolina.com reports that an Oconee County Deputy crashed into a tree as he was on his way to an active pursuit on Thursday. Members of the Sheriff’s office were pursuing a vehicle on Highway 24 and this deputy was en route to offer backup. The name of the deputy was not released, …
GREENVILLE, SC – An accident on Standing Springs Road near Simpsonville resulted in injures on Wednesday afternoon. The accident was reported shortly before 3 p.m. near the intersection with McCall Road. The severity of the injuries that resulted from the accident has not been reported at this time. We will update this story should more …
GREENVILLE, SC – A collision on White Horse Road caused injuries Wednesday afternoon. The accident was reported at about 3 p.m. near the intersection with Sandra Avenue, according to the South Carolina vehicle incidents page. Following the accident, traffic was backed up along the southbound lanes as officials worked to investigate and clear the accident. …
SPARTANBURG, SC – A vehicle fire on Interstate 26 on Wednesday afternoon was reported before 3 p.m., according to the South Carolina 511 website. The fire was on the westbound lanes, a couple of miles past exit 10 near Edwards Road. As of yet, no injuries have been reported to have resulted from the fire. …
GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – Local authorities responded to an accident with reported injuries in the Simpsonville area on Saturday afternoon. The crash happened at 1:49 p.m. on Jonesville Road near Bruce Farm Road. Although details about the incident and the resulting injuries are still scarce, the Greenville Country Coroner’s Office said that they had not …
GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – West Pelzer Firefighters reported to the scene of a vehicle fire on Bryant Road Sunday morning. The car sustained heavy damage from the fire, according to a local news source. At this time, it is not known what caused the fire or whether any injuries resulted from it. We will update …
GAFFNEY, SC (CHEROKEE COUNTY) – A car fire Sunday caused a slowdown in traffic for over an hour and a half on Interstate 85 in Cherokee County. Fox Carolina reports that the incident happened around 8:30 p.m. on I-85, near Shelby Highway. The incident caused multiple lanes of traffic to be closed for over an …
GREER, SC (SPARTANBURG COUNTY) – The victim of a late-May crash in Greer died Friday in the hospital, about three weeks after the accident, according to a report by Fox Carolina. The victim is 68-year-old Mark Charles Rhoads, of Lake Lure, North Carolina, who was a passenger in a Toyota SUV on May 28. The …
PIEDMONT, SC (ANDERSON COUNTY) – One person is dead following an early-morning motorcycle accident in Anderson County, according to reporting by WSPA. The accident happened just after 1:15 a.m. on Interstate 85 when a motorcyclist—38-year-old Myreon Jamar Smith, of Williamston—drove off the roadway near the 34 mile marker. Smith collided with a tree and a …
GREENWOOD COUNTY, SC – Two people died in a head-on crash this afternoon on U.S. Highway 25 in Greenwood County. Fox Carolina reports that the accident happened around 2:30 p.m., near South Carolina Highway 67, when a 2009 Chevrolet Impala collided head-on with a Chevrolet Silverado. The Silverado crossed the center line, into the lane …
BEAUFORT, S.C. – A discharged hospital patient stole an ambulance from Beaufort Memorial, the Island Packet reports. Beaufort Police Department officials said a New York City man discharged from Beaufort Memorial Hospital drove out of the hospital in a stolen ambulance Monday night. Personal Care Service owns the ambulance and informed Beaufort and Jasper County …
CALHOUN COUNTY – The South Carolina Department of Transportation will close a lane on Westbound I-26 from Monday night until Tuesday morning, according to a tweet from their official Twitter feed. During the closure, SCDOT crews will assemble and place cantilever beams. The lane closure will extend from mile marker 125 to 126. Lane closures …
PELZER, SC – One person was airlifted to the hospital Sunday afternoon when a bus caught fire at a Pelzer gas station. Fox Carolina reports that the accident happened around 3:50 p.m. at the Shell station on Easley Highway. A witness reports that the bus driver was attempting to refuel the bus while it was …
STARR, SC (ANDERSON COUNTY) – An unidentified person died after a fiery single-vehicle crash Friday night in Anderson County, according to a report by Fox Carolina. The victim was driving a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee on Airline Road, near Pine Grove Road. Around 8:35 p.m. the Jeep drove off the side of the road and …
GREENVILLE, SC – A motorcycle accident on Piedmont Highway yesterday led to the death of one and the charging of an 82-year-old woman with a crime, according to Fox Carolina. The accused is Ella Thompson, of Landrum, who was driving a 2012 Chrysler sedan. She attempted to pull into Piedmont Highway from a private roadway …
SIMPSONVILLE, SC (GREENVILLE COUNTY)– A motorcyclist died in an accident last night after being rear-ended by another motorist in Greenville County, according to reports by WYFF4 and Fox Carolina. The accident happened just after 10 p.m. on Northeast Main Drive and Springdale Drive when the driver of a 2002 Harley-Davidson motorcycle slowed to make a …
LEXINGTON, SC – A Swansea man died in a car accident on South Carolina Highway 6 early this morning, reports WLTX. The victim is Swansea man Juan Carlos Chavero, 38. He was killed this morning around 1 a.m. in the 1800 block of SC-6 when an oncoming vehicle crossed into the wrong lane and collided …
PACOLET, SC (SPARTANBURG COUNTY) – A teenager who recently graduated high school died in a car accident last night on South Carolina Highway 150, according to a report by WSPA. The accident occurred near the intersection of SC-150 and Glenn Springs Road around 11:30 p.m. when 17-year-old Shelly Ann-Marie Burgess, of Jonesville, drove off the …
ABBEVILLE, SC – A driver of a pickup truck fled the scene after an accident involving a motorcycle last night six miles north of Abbeville, according to a report by Fox Carolina. The accident happened around 9:10 p.m. near South Carolina Highway 201 and Milford Dairy Road when a Harley-Davidson motorcycle collided with a pickup …
GREENVILLE, SC – At least one person was injured in an accident this afternoon, according to a report by Fox Carolina. The crash happened around 12:30 p.m. on Poinsett Highway. Details are scarce at this time, but our team will continue to monitor the situation and will update our blog as information is released. …
PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. – According to FOXCarolina, a man was airlifted to a hospital and faces charges after a car wreck that injured multiple people. South Carolina Highway Patrol said the crash happened on U.S. 123, near Cartee Road, around 5:11 p.m. According to SCHP, Robert Butler, 46, was driving southbound at excessive speeds on …
CONWAY, S.C. – According to WBTW, three people were injured in a five-vehicle wreck in Conway Wednesday afternoon. Horry County Fire Rescue said three people had been transported from the accident, which happened on the 1400 block of Highway 544 around 4:09 p.m. Three people are being transported with injuries from a five-vehicle accident at …
WEST PELZER, S.C. – According to The Journal, one person was injured in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 29 Tuesday afternoon. The accident occurred on Highway 29 at Ballard Road Tuesday afternoon. West Pelzer firefighters and Pelzer EMS responded at the scene, and state troopers were involved in an investigation. The roadway was closed for …
BLACKSBURG, S.C. – According to WYFF, a man was struck and killed while pushing his moped in the middle of the street Wednesday night. Police say the accident occurred on South Charleston Street around 9:30 p.m. Jimmy Williams, of Blacksburg, was pushing his moped in the middle of the street along the white line when …
PORT ROYAL, S.C. – According to The Island Packet, a 22-year-old man died after crashing his motorcycle into a tree on Monday. According to Beaufort County Coroner’s Office Chief Deputy David Ott, Steven R. McKinzie, 22, of Beaufort, was traveling north on a motorcycle on Old Shell Road when he attempted to pass a vehicle …
PELZER, S.C. – According to The Journal, a truck took down a power pole and low-hanging power lines Saturday morning. West Pelzer firefighters responded to the scene on Saturday morning. A truck took down some low-hanging power lines while driving on Old River Road. A power pole broke and hit the truck, and power lines …
POWDERSVILLE, S.C. – According to The Journal, two people were injured in a three-vehicle wreck on Tuesday. Authorities say the accident happened on State Highway 81. Powdersville firefighters and Pelzer EMS responded at the scene. No information is available on the conditions of the injured parties. State troopers are investigating the crash. This is a …
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. – According to WPDE, two people were injured in a two-car collision Sunday evening. Horry County Fire Rescue crews and South Carolina Department of Public Safety responded at the scene, at 3297 E. Highway 9, at 10:24 p.m. Two people were transported with injuries to a hospital. Their conditions have not been …
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – A North Charleston man died in a two-vehicle crash on Friday, according to a report by WCSC. The victim is North Charleston resident Randolph Meusa, 65. Meusa was driving near Ashley Phosphate Road and Plantation Road just after 7:30 a.m. whenever his car crashed into another vehicle. Meusa’s car traveled off …
SPARTANBURG, SC – A woman has been charged with DUI in connection to a previously reported wrong-way crash in Spartanburg. This is an update to a previous story. The previously-reported crash occurred last Friday, May 22, around 3:30 a.m. at exit 3 of Interstate 85 Business Loop. According to WYFF, the accused is Belinda Price, …
GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. – A car crashed into a tree in Greenville County on Wednesday, according to The Journal. South Greenville firefighters responded to the scene of a single-vehicle car wreck on Dry Oak Road on Wednesday. Officials say the vehicle left the road and collided with a tree. Greenville County EMS checked the driver …
LORIS, S.C. – According to WBTW, a crash with injuries occurred on U.S. Highway 701 Wednesday morning, causing road closures. South Carolina Highway Patrol stated the crash occurred at 9:58 a.m., on U.S. 701 by the SC-9 overpass. Injuries have been reported. The road in the area was blocked as of Wednesday, as crews worked …
COLUMBIA, S.C. – According to The State, a 67-year-old man was killed in a two-vehicle collision Sunday night. The Columbia Police Department said the accident occurred on Leesburg Road around 10 p.m. Johnny Dickerson, 67, was driving west in a Toyota van when a 63-year-old man in a Ford Fusion, driving in the opposite direction, …
CHARLESTON, S.C. – According to WCSC, a motorist died on Friday from injuries sustained in a collision with a Charleston County deputy’s patrol car. The crash occurred on Old Towne Road, near North Hillside Road, at 5:58 a.m. last Thursday. A 2007 Dodge Nitro SUV was driving south on Old Towne Road, while a Charleston …
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – A motorcycle accident caused delays on Rivers Avenue Monday night, according to WCSC. The accident occurred on the eastbound side of Rivers Avenue near the 52 connector, police said. Emergency crews responded at the scene. As of Monday evening, delays were expected on Rivers Avenue. It is unclear if anyone was injured …
GREER, S.C. – A Greer man was killed in a single-vehicle crash early Friday morning, WYFF reports. John Thomas Stanfield, 43, evidently lost control of his vehicle and crashed at 1941 Gibbs Shoals Road shortly before 4 a.m on May 22. Emergency responders pronounced Stanfield dead at the scene, according to Coroner Parks Evans of …
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. – According to FOX Carolina, a man died in surgery after being hit by a wrong-way driver early Friday morning. Troopers said that Dominique Alexander Lennon, 28, was fatally injured when his car was struck head-on by a wrong-way driver on Business Road 85, around 3:30 a.m. The victim was driving north …
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. – According to WYFF, one person is dead after a scooter accident Saturday night. Officials said the accident occurred on Lindsey Ridge Road. Authorities say the scooter rider hit a curb and was thrown from the vehicle. South Carolina Highway Patrol said the operator was not wearing a helmet and was pronounced …
OCONEE COUNTY, SC – A man died in an accident involving a U-Haul truck yesterday morning, according to a report by WSPA. The victim is 46-year-old Westminster man Gary L. Wyman, II. The crash happened just before 9 a.m. on Richland Road and Hickory Nut Drive, when Wyman ran off the left side of …
SPARTANBURG, SC – A 28-year-old died in a car accident Friday on Interstate 85 Business Loop, according to a report by WSPA. The crash occurred just after 3:30 a.m. near Exit 3 on Business I-85. The victim is Dominique Alexander Lennon, 28, who was driving a 2009 Hyundai at the time of the accident. The …
COLUMBIA, SC – A motorcyclist is dead following a three-vehicle accident Friday on Clemson Road. According to a report by WIS, the victim is Michael W. Smith, 65, who was driving a 2002 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. The accident occurred at the intersection of Clemson Road and Ricky Lane Friday afternoon whenever a 2003 Jeep SUV attempted …
The short answer is YES. If you have been involved in a car accident while passenger in a ride share vehicle, and you have sustained serious injuries, then you do have several claim options. If you have been injured in an Uber or Lyft related accident, then it is important to follow these steps. The …
The Safe Roads Act of 2019 (H.R. 3773) would require all new commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with an automatic emergency braking system.
So I like coffee like most normal coffee drinkers do. But my blog co-writer, Blake Bargar, really LOVES coffee. Blake takes it to another level. You know … the friend who won’t let you put a drop of cream or sugar in your pristine cup of Jamaican Blue Mountain.
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