South Carolina Highway Patrol

Heavy law enforcement presence at facility in West Columbia, Saturday evening

There was a heavy law enforcement presence at the Millennium Post Acute Rehabilitation center at 2416 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, Saturday around 6 p.m. Units from the West Columbia Police Department, Lexington County Sheriff’s Department and the SC Highway Patrol were on the scene. Several people, who were not law enforcement personnel were seen standing […]

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2 killed in early morning 3-vehicle crash on I-26 in Lexington County, according to SCHP

Two people died in an early morning crash on I-26 West, Thursday, according to Master Trooper William Bennett of the SC Highway Patrol. The collision took place at 2:45 a.m. about two miles north of Chapin. He said a Dodge Ram pickup truck, pulling a trailer, ran into the back of a 2014 Nissan sedan. […]

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Coroner identifies teen killed in Lexington County motorcycle crash

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person that was killed in a vehicle vs. motorcycle, Sunday at approximately 1:30 pm. on South Lake Drive at Paps Drive in Lexington County.  Fisher states that Mr. Hunter Avery Rabon, 19, of Newberry was operating a Kawasaki motorcycle and was traveling westbound on South Lake Drive […]

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Lexington County Coroner releases autopsy results from body found on I-20

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher is releasing the autopsy results of the person found deadalong the shoulder of I-20 Westbound at MM62 on February 2, 2024. The person who was positively identified as Miss Stephanie Chanel Quintana, 22, of Columbia was founddead on the shoulder of the highway by a passerby on Friday morning of […]

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One person is dead in Lexington County after motorcycle and SUV collide on South Lake Drive

One person died and two others were injured in a Lexington County crash on Sunday afternoon, according to Master Trooper William Bennett of the South Carolina Highway Patrol. He said the crash occurred around 1:30 p.m. on South Lake Drive at Paps Drive south of Lexington. A 2016 Kawasaki motorcycle was heading east on South […]

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1 person dies in Lexington County crash, Sunday night

One person died on the scene and three others were injured Sunday night in a crash involving a pickup and an SUV, 4.1 miles north of Pelion. The collision happened at approximately 9:18 p.m., according to Cpl. Lena Butler of the SC Highway Patrol. Butler said a 2017 Toyota Tacoma and a 2007 Saturn Vue […]

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Woman who died in Sunday crash is identified by the Lexington County Coroner

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in a single vehicle accident that occurred in the 400 block of McLee Road in the Lexington area of Lexington County at approximately 3:30 p.m., Sunday. According to Fisher, Ms. Wanda Geiselle Colburn, 63, of Lexington was traveling southbound on McLee Road when her […]

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1 person killed in Lexington County crash

One person died, Sunday in a crash in Lexington County. It happened about 3:30 p.m. about five miles east of Gilbert, according to Lance Cpl. Lena Butler of the SC Highway Patrol. Butler said a 2018 Nissan Rogue, traveling on Secondary Road 1910 near Bluefield Road, ran off the right side of the road and […]

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