SC Highway Patrol

1 person dies in crash involving a garbage truck a mile south of Irmo

Lance Corporal Brittany Glover of the SC Highway Patrol is reporting the details of a fatal collision that occurred in Lexington County, on Westscott Road at Bush River Road, around 4:30 p.m., Monday. Glover said that a 2014 Nissan SUV hit a pedestrian and a garbage truck on Westscott Road, one mile south of Irmo. […]

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West Columbia Fire Department is on the scene of an accident on I-26, lanes closed

A unit from the West Columbia Fire Department is on the scene, along with the SC Highway Patrol, of an accident on I-26 near the 109 mile marker, westbound. The incident, involving a tractor-trailer, was reported around 4:15 p.m., Wednesday.Two lanes of the interstate are shut down and traffic is backed up. Please avoid the […]

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2 killed in separate accidents in Lexington County, Saturday and early Sunday morning

One person died Saturday after a collision, around 4 p.m., on Fish Hatchery Road about four miles north of Pelion, near SC 6. A 2006 Saab sedan, with a driver from Lexington, was traveling south on Fish Hatchery Road, said Lt. Mitchell Ridgeway of the SC Highway Patrol. A 2007 Chevy van, with a driver […]

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Infant was killed in crash Sunday night, says Lexington County coroner

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher released information on the two-vehicle crash that took the life of a two month old infant boy. The crash occurred in the 6900 block of Edmund Hwy shortly after 9:00 P.M. on August 13, 2023 in Lexington County. Fisher states that a small SUV traveling westbound on Edmond Hwy toward […]

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Pelion Police report driver passing at a high rate of speed resulted in fatal crash

The Pelion Police Department investigated a fatal motor vehicle collision on the 700 block of Old Charleston Road Monday. A police report stated: The investigation discovered that the driver was passing in excess of 80 mph. We would like to remind you that this is a dangerous area; please use due care when passing and […]

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Lexington County Coroner identifies woman who died in crash near Pelion

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in a single vehicleaccident that occurred in the 2300 of block of Pine Street in the Pelion area of Lexington County at approximately 6:15 p.m., Sunday. According to Fisher, Ms. Katie Lee Kelly, 26, of Salley, was travelling eastbound on PineStreet when her vehicle […]

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1 person dies in Lexington County crash

One person died in a crash on Pine Street, near Thor Road, according to Lance Cpl. Nick Pye of the SC Highway Patrol. Pye said a 2014 Kia SUV was traveling east on Pine Street, near Pelion, when the SUV ran off the road and hit a culvert and then hit a pole. The crash […]

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Woman who died 7 days after June 3, crash is identified by Lexington County Coroner

Lexington County Coroner, Margaret Fisher, has identified the individual who died in a single-vehicle collision in the 900 block of Hartley Quarter Road in the Pelion area of Lexington County at approximately 6:50 p.m. on June 3. According to Coroner Fisher, Mrs. Kimberly Renae Davis, 41, of Pelion was traveling westbound on Hartley Quarter Road […]

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