I-77

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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SCDOT closes right lane of I-77 between Mile Markers 2 and 3 to patch bridge deck

SCDOT closed the right lane on I-77 southbound in Lexington County between mile markers 2 & 3 to patch the bridge deck on Thursday. The lane closure began at approximately 9 AM and the lane will reopen by approximately 2 PM.

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Driver injured in road shooting on I-77 near Cayce

A driver was wounded by gunfire Thursday in Cayce.The Cayce Department of Public Safety is investigating a driver-involved shooting. A driver left 12th Street in Cayce and drove onto I-77 North at about 10 p.m., Thursday. Cayce Police said another driver pulled up beside him and fired. At least four bullets were fired into the […]

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Crash causes a traffic backup on I-77, Thursday

A crash on Interstate 77 south was blocking traffic, Thursday morning. According to Master Trooper David Jones of the South Carolina Highway Patrol, traffic was blocked in the south bound lanes of I-77 at mile marker 9. A tractor trailer and a dump truck were traveling in the north bound lanes when the tractor trailer […]

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Woman who hit tree died of medical event, says coroner

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the motorist who died just after merging onto I-77 northbound from I-26 at approximately 11 a.m., Sunday. According to Fisher, Mrs. Vernetta Tillman, 73, of Columbia was pronounced dead at the scene.  Mrs. Tillman, who was wearing a seat belt, left the roadway and collided with a tree. […]

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1 person killed in I-77 crash

One person was killed around 11 a.m., Sunday in a crash on I-77, at the 1 Mile Marker in Lexington County. Master Trooper David Jones of the S.C. Highway Patrol reported the fatality. A 2013 Toyota Avalon was traveling north when the car left the interstate, veering left. The car hit a tree. The driver […]

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