South Carolina Highway Patrol
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in a vehicle vs. moped accident in the 3400 block of Charleston Highway in the West Columbia area of Lexington Countyshortly after 3 a.m., Thursday. According to Fisher, Mr. Brandon Edward Clance, 34, of West Columbia was traveling westbound on Charleston Highway when he […]
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A driver was killed in a single-vehicle collision in Lexington County on Sunday, according to Cpl. Nick Pye of the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Pye said the collision occurred on I-26 east near mile marker 117 at 12:17 a.m.. A Mitsubishi sedan was traveling east on I-26 when it drove off the left side of […]
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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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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 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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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 […]
Read More >> 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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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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