Lexington Police Department

Disregarding signal, results in a collision in Lexington

The Lexington Police Department worked a crash at the intersection of Sunset Blvd and Palmetto Park Blvd, Saturday afternoon. A two car collision had both inbound and outbound lanes down to one lane each.All lanes were eventually opened. This collision was caused by disregarding a traffic control device. (LPD photos)

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Distracted driver results in Lexington crash

The Lexington Police Department responded to a collision with injuries on Pilgrim Church Road, before noon on Friday. The crash occurred near the Village Green Estates neighborhood and resulted in all lanes closed. Traffic was detoured away from the wreck location. By 11:45 a.m., all lanes of Pilgrim Church Road reopened.The wreck was caused by […]

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Fallen tree causes road to close in Lexington

All lanes of Old Chapin Road near Waverly Point Drive are closed after a tree fell across the road, according to the Lexington Police Department. Emergency crews were on the scene. It was reported about 6:15 p.m., Thursday. Vehicles were being detoured into Reed Avenue (inbound) and Heights Avenue (outbound) to turn around.

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Lexington police called to the scene of a crash in which vehicle overturns

The Lexington Police Department reported a collision, with surprisingly no injuries, at North Church Street and Butler Street. The crash resulted in the closing of West Butler Street while an overturned vehicle could be removed from the road. The wreck was caused by a driver failing to yield the right of way when crossing the […]

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Driver fails to yield right of way results in crash with injuries at Lexington intersection, Tuesday

The Lexington Police Department reported a collision with injuries at the intersection of West Main Street (US-1) at Park Road, just after noon on Tuesday. The crash resulted in the closing of all lanes of Park Road, along with outbound lanes on West Main Street. Traffic was detoured. Just after 1 p.m. all lanes of […]

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Augusta Road at Stoneridge Drive in Lexington was closed Monday morning after crash

TRAFFIC UPDATE – All inbound lanes and one outbound lane of Augusta Road/US-1 have reopened after a three-vehicle collision with injuries. The wreck was caused, police said, by a driver failing to yield the right of way when turning onto Augusta Road from Stoneridge Drive. The at-fault driver in the Chevrolet Traverse fled on foot […]

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Lexington Police work crash on Corley Mill Road at River Bluff High School

Lexington Police were on Corley Mill Road Sunday evening due to a collision at Entrance C of River Bluff High School. It was reported abound 6:30 p.m. Detours were being routed through Millstream Road for inbound traffic and Entrance B of RBHS for outbound traffic.

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West Columbia Man Sentenced to 6.5 Years for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

Daniel Scott Burgess, 39, of West Columbia, was sentenced to 6.5 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute over 40 grams of fentanyl. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that between November 10, 2018, and September 5, 2021, law enforcement from various jurisdictions in Richland, Lexington, and Berkeley Counties […]

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