South Carolina Highway Patrol

Several crashes on I-26 in Lexington County stop traffic on Memorial Day afternoon

Traffic was at a standstill, Monday afternoon on I-26 near Cayce. The City of Cayce issued an alert that read: “Please avoid the area of 26 East between Highway 1 and Airport Blvd. Multiple accidents in and law enforcement and emergency personnel are on the scene.” According to the South Carolina DOT, one crash happened […]

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Man charged with Felony DUI after Sunday crash in Lexington County in which 2 people died

Able Ramirez-Ortega, 37, has been charged with two counts of felony DUI in the deaths of 22-year-old Claire Ann Pierce of Lexington and 21-year-old Eliza Jane Udy of Leesville, according to the SC Highway Patrol. Click here to see Coroners Report The crash that killed the two happened around 8:58 p.m. Sunday at the intersection […]

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Lexington County Fire Services on the scene of a tractor-trailer fire on Interstate 26, Wednesday morning

Lexington County Fire Services is currently on the scene, at 9 a.m., of a tractor-trailer fire on Interstate 26 westbound near mile marker 130, near the Sandy Run/ Swansea area. The vehicle is fully involved, and crews are actively working to put out the flames. All westbound lanes are temporarily closed while firefighters handle the […]

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21-year-old and 22-year-old identified as victims in fatal Lexington County crash

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the two people who died in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Neely Wingard Road and Ben Franklin Road in the Leesville area of Lexington County around 9 p.m. on Sunday night. According to Fisher, Ms. Claire Ann Pierce, 22, of Lexington was a passenger in a […]

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2 people killed in Lexington County crash Sunday night, according to the SCHP

Two people died in a collision that occurred Sunday night on Neely Wingard Road at Ben Franklin Road in Lexington County, about 8 miles east of Batesburg-Leesville. The collision occurred around 8:58 p.m. and involved a 2019 Jeep Laredo and a 2004 Chevy Malibu, according to Sgt. Tyler Tidwell of the SC Highway Patrol. There […]

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Traffic backed up on 1-26, Sandy Run Fire reports a sinkhole on interstate at 121 Mile Marker

A post on the Sandy Run Calhoun Volunteer Fire District reports a “large sinkhole in the interstate on I-26 East at the 121 MM. Traffic is down to one lane and is backed up several miles towards Columbia. The right two lanes are closed for about a half mile. SCDOT is on scene and is […]

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Man who died in motorcycle accident is identified by Lexington County Coroner

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has positively identified the person who died in a motorcycle vs. vehicle accident on Meadowfield Road near Woodtrail Drive in the Gaston area of Lexington County, Wednesday. According to Fisher, Mr. Travis Leon Horton, 38, of Pelion was traveling northbound on Meadowfield Road attempting to evade police when he struck […]

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Lexington Police, SCHP on the scene of Sunset Boulevard collision, Tuesday morning

Lexington Police reported a multi-vehicle collision in the 4700 block of Sunset Blvd (US-378.) The crash occurred before 8 a.m. and resulted in a closed outbound lane. Lexington Police officers were assisting with traffic control while the SC Highway Patrol investigated this crash. The part of Sunset Boulevard, where the crash happened is not in […]

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