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2 dead after crashes in Lancaster, Chester counties

LANCASTER — Two people are dead after car crashes on major highways in both Lancaster and Chester counties Monday evening, authorities say.

In Lancaster County at about 5:10 p.m., a Kershaw man, 62, driving a 2007 Chevrolet pickup and wearing a seat belt was driving north on U.S. 601 when he veered to the left of the center lane and hit a 2004 International truck head-on, said Lance Cpl. Brent Kelly with the Highway Patrol.

The truck, driven by 34-year-old West Columbia man, then caught on fire, Kelly said.

The Kershaw man was pronounced dead on the scene, he said. It's unclear if truck driver was injured.

Both men were wearing seat belts, Kelly said. The pickup driver's identity was not immediately available Tuesday morning.

Hours later in Chester County, a pedestrian was hit by a car when he tried to cross S.C. 9.

At 11 p.m., authorities say a 41-year-old Lancaster man was hit by a 2003 Buick driven by a 47-year-old Richburg woman when he tried to walk across the highway, Kelly said. The man's name was not immediately available Tuesday morning.

A 73-year-old female passenger in the Buick was taken to Chester Regional Medical Center for minor injuries.

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Teen dies after SUV flips on SC interstate

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — The Lexington County Coroner’s office has identified a teenager killed in the one-vehicle accident on I-20 westbound on Saturday afternoon.

Matthew Lawrence Johnson, 16, of Columbia, was killed when an SUV carrying eight people on I-20 blew a tire, ran off the road and overturned several times, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

The accident occurred around 2:30 p.m. in the westbound lane near mile marker 38, Trooper Bridget Wyatt said.

Lashonda Wood, 39, of Columbia, was driving the 2006 sports utility vehicle when the passenger-side rear tire blew out, sending the SUV off the right side of the road. The vehicle flipped several times, Wyatt said.

Seven passengers in the vehicle were taken to Palmetto Health Richland hospital.

The Highway Department has not said if the teenager was wearing a seatbelt. The accident remains under investigation by the Lexington County Coroner’s Office and the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

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2 dead, road blocked after I-77 crash in York County

ROCK HILL — A southbound lane of Interstate 77 at mile marker 72 in York County is blocked for an extended time after a double fatal crash involving a tractor trailer.

Drivers should expect delays. It may be mid-day before the scene is clear.

The driver and a passenger in a commercial tractor trailer died after their vehicle ran off the right side of I-77 and struck a group of trees down an embankment around 5:45 a.m., said Lance Cpl. Billy Elder with the SC Highway Patrol.

Their names are not immediately available.

Check back for updates.

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3 involved in weekend accidents on water in SC

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Authorities have recovered the body of a fisherman but are looking for two other people missing after weekend accidents on the water in the South Carolina Lowcountry.

Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury says the body of 57-year-old Robert Allen Andrews of Goose Creek was found by a fisherman Tuesday morning about two miles from where he disappeared in the Cooper River on Saturday.

The body of a second boater missing in a separate Saturday accident on the river has not yet been recovered.

The search resumed in northern Beaufort County on Tuesday for a swimmer who was pulled away from the shore while swimming in Wimbee Creek on Monday afternoon. Searchers looked for the missing swimmer until the search was suspended early Monday evening.

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Helicopters called for patients in Lancaster County crashes

Helicopters were called to assist emergency officials on the scene of two crashes in Lancaster County Saturday afternoon, according to emergency dispatchers.

The first crash is listed as a collision with injuries on S.C. 97, or Cedar Creek Road, in southern Lancaster County near the Catawba River, according to the S.C. Highway patrol Web site.

The other incident with injuries is listed on the trooper site as McIlwain Road south of Lancaster.

A third chopper was also called in reference to a 30-year-old passenger in a motorcycle accident.

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SC teen, 16, killed in wreck; brother, friend injured

RICHLAND COUNTY — The 18-year-old driver of a BMW that crashed early Friday morning on Shallow Brook Road in Richland County, killing his 16-year-old brother, was intoxicated, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol.

Cameron Stringfellow, of Columbia, is being charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance, patrol Lance Cpl. Brent Kelly said.

Stringfellow and two passengers, one of them Stringfellow’s 16-year-old brother, John Cory Stringfellow, were traveling west in the 400 block of Shallow Brook Road near Harwell Drive in a BMW when the car struck a legally parked car around 2:10 a.m. The car went off the right side of the road and hit several trees, Kelly said.

Cameron Stringfellow and front-seat passenger Wesley Thompson, 18, were injured but survived the wreck. Cory Stringfellow died at the hospital. All three were wearing seat belts.

Cameron Stringfellow was treated and released, while Thompson remained in fair condition around 9:30 a.m. Friday, hospital spokeswoman Tammie Epps said.

Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said Cory Stringfellow was pronounced dead at 3:25 a.m.

The three attended Spring Valley High, Richland 2 spokesman Ken Blackstone said. Stringfellow and Thompson are seniors and the 16-year-old was a sophomore.

“We are deeply, deeply saddened by the loss of this student,” Blackstone said.

He said a crisis response team was on hand at the school to provide counseling to anyone who needed it.

The wreck comes at a time when many high school students are getting ready for graduation. Private schools began their graduations Friday. Public school ceremonies start Wednesday.

Law enforcement agencies are reminding parents to be vigilant about alcohol as teens celebrate such an important moment in their lives. South Carolina’s legal drinking age is 21.

A Highway Patrol collision investigation team is looking into the incident to determine if speed or other factors helped contribute to the wreck, Kelly said.

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2 men charged with destroying car in fatal SC hit-and-run

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. — Two men face charges in connection with aiding a driver in the March 1 hit-and-run death of an Elgin man, the S.C. Highway Patrol reported Saturday.

Fabian Rosales, 24, of Elgin and Jesus Cabal, 26, of Columbia both are charged with accessory after the fact for helping destroy the car that hit the victim, troopers said.

Joselyn Bonilla, 21, of Columbia was charged earlier with leaving the scene of an accident involving a death and not having a driver’s license, troopers said.

Bonilla’s vehicle is alleged to have struck and killed Derk Maricle , 50, as he walked on Blaney Road near Elgin.

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Woman dies after tumbling out of car on I-95 in SC

YEMASSEE, S.C. — The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating why a passenger tumbled out of a moving car on Interstate 95 and died after landing in front of a tractor-trailer.

Troopers say the fatal incident happened Sunday evening near the Jasper County community of Yemassee. Southbound traffic on I-95 was rerouted for almost three hours.

Highway Patrol Sgt. Bob Beres says the female passenger was riding in a southbound 1993 Buick 4-door driven by a 58-year-old Savannah, Ga., man. Beres says the unidentified female came out of the moving car and was struck and killed by a Freightliner tractor-trailer headed southbound in the next lane.

The patrol didn't release the passenger's age and other information.

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Rock Hill motorcyclist dies in crash

ROCK HILL — A Rock Hill motorcyclist died Saturday evening after he ran off the road and was thrown from his bike, officials say.

At about 6:35 p.m., Bobby Ray Hammond was traveling north on Barringer Road, three miles south of Rock Hill, when he ran off the left side of the road, struck a ditch and was thrown from the bike, said Lance Cpl. Tony Keller with the state Highway Patrol.

Hammond, 55, was pronounced dead at the scene, said York County Coroner Sabrina Gast.

Hammond was driving a 1999 Harley-Davidson and did not wear a helmet, Keller said.

No other injuries were reported.

On Wednesday, another Rock Hill motorcyclist was critically injured in a hit-and-run collision on Mount Gallant and Celanese roads.

Joshua Reynolds, 23, was taken to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte after police say a champagne Infiniti hit him, throwing him off his Yamaha R-6. Police later found the car at a Farlow Street home, and arrested Christopher Levon Franklin, 31.

At the same time, Jeremy Cord Mobley, 25, went to the police station, where he was questioned. Hours later, police charged both Franklin and Mobley with leaving the scene of an accident.

As of Thursday, police were still trying to determine who was at fault for the actual accident. Authorities have asked the public for more information about the hit-and-run.

Anyone with information is asked to call York County Crimestoppers at (877) 409-4321.

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Lancaster man dies in Sunday morning crash

LANCASTER — A Lancaster County man is dead after authorities say his car ran off the road, hitting a culvert pipe and overturning before he was thrown from the car early Sunday.

Otis Lamar Patterson, 44, died on the scene from massive injuries to his head and chest, said Lancaster County Deputy Coroner Marie Broome. A toxicology test will be performed.

At about 2 a.m., officials responded to a crash on Lynwood Drive, five miles south of Lancaster's city limits, said Lance Cpl. Tony Keller with the state Highway Patrol.

Patterson was driving south in a 1969 Chevrolet when the car ran off the left side of the road, struck a culvert pipe and overturned, Keller said.

The car then hit a tree, Keller said, and Patterson was ejected.

He was wearing a seat belt, Keller said.

No other cars were involved.

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KERSHAW COUNTY — A motorcyclist fleeing Kershaw County deputies at speeds of more than 100 mph died in a crash south of Camden early Sunday morning.

SC motorcyclist fleeing deputies dies in crash

Kershaw County coroner Johnny Fellers identified the man as Boyd Outlaw, 41, of Pine Grove Road in the Camden area.

"He was doing triple digits when the accident happened," Fellers said. "I don't know why he would want to run from the police that much."

Outlaw was not wearing a helmet when his 2006 Suzuki motorcycle struck a concrete island in the middle of U.S. 1 at the Springdale Road intersection near the Springdale Plaza shopping center, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol.

The incident happened about 3 a.m.

Kershaw Sheriff Jim Matthews said early Sunday morning he is still gathering details and would likely release more information later today.

Fellers said he will order toxicology tests on Outlaw's body to see about any influence of drugs or alcohol.

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