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01-05-2025
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One killed in single-vehicle crash in Laurens Co.
LAURENS COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – A driver died in a crash Wednesday night in Laurens County. The SC Highway Patrol said the crash occurred around 11:15 p.m. on Whelon Road near Cherry Hill Road. Troopers said a 2002 Buick was traveling east when it went off the right side of the road. The Buick then hit a ditch and overturned multiple times, troopers said. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The Laurens County Coroner's Office has not identified the driver at this time. The crash remains under investigation by the SCHP. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
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SC Troopers discusses crash investigation on day 2 of trial for former Charleston County deputy charged in deadly Mother's Day crash
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The second day of trial for a former Charleston County deputy charged in a deadly Mother's Day crash heard testimony from South Carolina troopers. Emily Pellitier is facing three counts of reckless homicide after crashing her cruiser into a vehicle on Highway 17, killing a woman and her two daughters in May 2022. The day was primarily focused on the technicalities of the investigation. A forensic pathologist who handled the autopsies took the stand, and one by one, she went into painstaking detail about the many injuries each of the women sustained during the crash. She testified that the cause of death was total body blunt trauma. Pelletier was responding to a disabled vehicle call when she drove past a stop sign on New Road at roughly 73 mph and slammed into the vehicle carrying Stephanie Dantzler and her daughters, Shanice and Miranda Dantzler-Williams. Officials have said that Pelletier did not have her lights or sirens activated at the time; however, one of the state troopers who investigated the case stated that Deputy Sax, the first deputy on scene almost immediately after the accident, told him he saw blue lights on Pellitier's vehicle when he arrived, but did not hear any sirens. 'He immediately went to his car and headed to the collision. When he arrived there, he said the blue lights were still on. He opened the door and started to check on Deputy Pelletier. A witness that was there told Sax there was another vehicle she hit; he observed taillights from another vehicle on the other side of the trees. When he checked on the other vehicle, he only saw two occupants, and both were deceased. I asked Deputy Sax if he saw Deputy Pelletier's lights or if he heard siren … he said he saw lights and he did not hear siren,' the trooper testified. Trooper Jessea James, an accident reconstruction specialist with the SC Highway Patrol, also testified about the cause of the crash, saying: 'The cause of this crash is due to failure to stop at a stop sign while going 73 mph in a 45 mph zone.' When asked about the trial, Former Charleston County Sheriff Kristin Graziano told News 2 that the night of the crash was the worst night of her career and wants to see the facts laid out for what they are in this case. The trial is expected to continue through the rest of the week. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Automotive
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Driver killed in single-vehicle crash in Spartanburg Co.
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – A driver died early Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Spartanburg County. The SC Highway Patrol said the crash occurred before 6 a.m. on Howell Road near Millbank Road in Duncan. Troopers said an Infinity was traveling west when the driver lost control of the car and traveled off the right side of the road. The driver then hit a guardrail, continued forward and hit a tree according to troopers. Officials said the driver died at the scene. The Spartanburg County Coroner's Office has not identified the driver at this time. The crash remains under investigation by the SCHP. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-03-2025
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Motorcyclist dies after colliding with utility pole in Lancaster County, troopers say
LANCASTER COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A motorcyclist has died following a late night crash in Lancaster County, SC Highway Patrol says. Shortly before 10 p.m. on Mar. 14, troopers responded to Taxahaw Road near Dahlia Road, east of Lancaster in response to a vehicle crash. Officials say the driver of a 2024 Honda CMX500 motorcycle was driving westbound before veering off the right side of the road and colliding with a utility pole. The driver died at the scene. The identity of the driver has not yet been released. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-03-2025
- General
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Greenville Co. highway renamed for state trooper killed while on duty
GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – A Greenville County Highway has been renamed in honor of a state trooper who died in the line of duty. According to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety, the SC Highway Patrol held a dedication ceremony on Friday dedicated part of SC-183 between Sulphur Springs Road and Ridge Road to Albert T. Sealy Jr., a highway patrol trooper who died in the line of duty in 1950. As part of the dedication, the state unveiled and installed signs dedicating the stretch of highway as the SCHP Patrolman Albert T. Sealy Jr. Memorial Highway. According to the Department of Public Safety, Sealey was on duty in Greenville County on Ocotober 5, 1950 when he crashed into a tanker truck during a pursuit. He died at the scene, making him the 14th South Carolina state trooper to die while on duty. 'Patrolman Albert Sealy Jr. served with honor and distinction, and today's ceremony and dedication will cement his service, sacrifice, and memory in Greenville County,' SCDPS Director Robert G. Woods IV, said. 'And while we can never repay the families of these fallen troopers for their sacrifices through the years, small acts like this one today are just one way of saying, 'We have not forgotten, and will not forget.'' Born in Lancaster in 1927, Sealey served in the Navy during World War II, then joined the highway patrol in 1948. He was buried at the Lancaster Memorial Park in Lancaster, and was inducted into the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame in 1986. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
