I-26

3 hospitalized after car hits tree at I-26 and St. Andrews Road, Wednesday afternoon

Irmo Fire District crews worked an accident at I-26 and St. Andrews Road, Wednesday around 1:30 p.m. A vehicle went off the road and into a tree. There were three people in the car. One had to be extricated. the occupants of the car were transported to the hospital, according to a IFD report. The […]

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C-WC Chamber Member Hilton Garden Inn Columbia Airport, a full-service showplace

Have you been to the Hilton Garden Inn Columbia Airport, lately? A lot of changes have been made. The facility became a Hilton Garden Inn in 2020. It was a Holiday Inn Express before that.“The rooms are brand new and we have a full-service restaurant and bar, with a complimentary hotel shuttle to the Columbia […]

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West Columbia man, Columbia woman die after being struck by two vehicles on I-26

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individuals who died after being struck by multiple vehicles on Interstate 26 westbound near exit 113 at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, in Lexington County. According to Fisher, Mr. Heriberto Martinez Torres, 32, of West Columbia, and Ms. Beatriz Adrianna Peña-Jose, 40, of Columbia were pronounced dead […]

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Units respond to fire at I-26 off ramp near Sunset Boulevard

Units from the West Columbia Fire Department and the West Columbia Police Department responded to a car fire at the I-26 110 Mile Marker off ramp on I-26, around 6 p.m., Sunday. Flames rose from a car on the off ramp as onlookers from the Blossom Buffet restaurant came out to see what was going […]

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Pedestrian hit and killed on I-26 in Lexington County Friday morning

A pedestrian was hit and killed on I-26 Friday morning, according to Master Trooper David Jones of the SC Highway Patrol. Jones said the incident occurred on I-26 Westbound in Lexington County, around 7:10 a.m. near Exit 116, at the I-77 Northbound Exit. A 2006 Chevy truck hit a pedestrian and the pedestrian was killed. […]

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Incident on I-26 results in traffic being diverted, Friday morning

The Cayce Department of Public Safety is assisting the SC Highway Patrol with an incident on I-26 between I-77 and Exit 115. The incident was reported about 8:20 a.m. It was a crash according to Trooper David Jones of the SCHP. All westbound traffic is being diverted to I-77 north. Cayce DPS photo

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Man killed in Lexington County on I- 26 crash is identified by coroner

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a motor vehicle accident near the 127 mile marker of Interstate 26 westbound at approximately 1:15 PM on Thursday. According to Fisher, Mr. John Richard Kotleba, 49, of Alpharetta, GA was traveling eastbound when his vehicle crossed the median, collided with an SUV […]

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Driver dies in I-26 crash, Wednesday night

One person died in a crash on I-26, in Richland County Wednesday night, according to Master Trooper Brian Lee of the SC Highway Patrol. Lee said the driver of a 2002 Toyota pickup truck died in the crash, around 11 p.m.. It happened at the 108 mile marker, near the Bush River Road Exit. Lees […]

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