Augusta Road

Lexington County Coroner asks public for help locating West Columbia man’s family

The Lexington County Coroner’s Office is asking for your help in locating the family of Mr. Thomas Edward McNamara; He was born April 10, 1960. According to Coroner Margaret Fisher, Mr. McNamara died in Lexington County on July 6, at his residence on Augusta Road in West Columbia. The Lexington County Coroner’s Office has used […]

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Victim of fatal motorcycle crash identified by Lexington County Coroner

Lexington County Coroner, Margaret Fisher, has positively identified the individual who died in a single motorcycle accident in the 5400 block of Augusta Road in Lexington shortly after 6:30 A.M. on July 24, 2022. According to Fisher, Mr. Brandon Michael Noles, 27, of Lexington was traveling on Augusta Road when struck a concrete raised median […]

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Motorcycle crash results in closing of Augusta Road intersection in Lexington

The Lexington Police Department closed all inbound and outbound lanes of Augusta Road (US 1) at Cedarcrest Drive, Sunday morning around 7:30 due to a vehicle collision involving a motorcyclist. Emergency personnel was in the area. police asked driver to use an alternative route if possible.

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Man who was shot and killed at Lexington apartment complex is identified

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the man who was shot at the Lauren Ridge Apartments, off of Augusta Road in Lexington. The shooting occurred around 2 a.m., Saturday. According to Fisher, Mr. Tyler Bradley Robinson, 29, of Lexington, was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead due to a gunshot […]

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Man dies after being shot at Lexington apartment complex

Lexington Police detectives are actively investigating an early morning homicide that occurred at the Lauren Ridge Apartments off of Augusta Road in the Town of Lexington, according to Lexington police Chief Chief Terrence Green. At approximately 2 a.m., Saturday, officers responded to a shooting call at the complex and found a man outside in the […]

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Lexington Police investigating a shooting at apartment complex, asking for information

Investigators from the Lexington Police Department were at the Lauren Ridge Apartments off of Augusta Road to investigate a shooting. Police said it happened at approximately 2 a.m., Saturday. Police asked residents of the apartment complex to shelter in place as investigators gathered details regarding the incident. If you live in the area and have […]

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Lexington gas line break results in mandatory evacuations, I-20, Augusta Road were closed

A natural gas line break in Lexington, Thursday afternoon, between Augusta Road (US 1) and Dooley Road resulted in I-20 being closed and mandatory evacuations. By Friday morning, after 7 p.m., Augusta Road was fully reopened, inbound and outbound lanes. Any business that was asked to evacuate Thursday afternoon could return to work as usual […]

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Gas line break at I-20 and Augusta Road in Lexington closes road, causes detour Thursday afternoon

TRAFFIC ALERT – AVOID AUGUSTA ROAD AND I-20 A gas line break has Augusta Road (US-1) and I-20 closed. All traffic on I-20 is being detoured through the Town of Lexington, SC from Sunset Blvd. and South Lake Drive. All traffic inbound and outbound on Augusta Road is being detoured around the affected area as […]

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