Blog Category Carolina Accident News

A failure-to-yield accident in Pickens County, SC, left one passenger dead on Saturday, November 29.

Authorities say the wreck happened on S.C. Hwy 183 near Cannery Rd. two miles north of Easley. Steven Anders, 31, was moving south on Hwy 183 with one passenger in his Mustang. He then tried to turn left onto Cannery Road, leading to a collision with a Ford Explorer, troopers say.

Anders’ passenger in the Mustang was rushed to a local hospital, but sadly later … Read more

A Greenville, SC driver was arrested on Wednesday, December 2, after causing a crash that left one man dead and a police officer injured.

According to the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened around 12:15 PM on North Pleasantburg Drive near North Garden Circle.

South Carolina State Transport Police stopped a commercial vehicle driven by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Jr., 49, of Piedmont, about a load securement violation. Hawthorne was outside his vehicle adjusting the load, and the officer returned to … Read more

A tragic three-vehicle crash on Thursday, November 27, left one person dead and another injured after an intoxicated driver hit two other vehicles.

SC state troopers say the crash happened at 9:22 PM in Spartanburg County, around 3 miles west of Boiling Springs. Jamells Elliott Floyd, 43, of Spartanburg, was heading south on Parris Bridge Road near Davis Road when he struck a 2007 Honda sedan head-on. Floyd’s vehicle then rebounded and somehow hit a 2001 Honda sedan moving in … Read more

A tragic DUI crash on Thursday, November 26, left one man dead and another person hospitalized after a pickup struck a tree in Anderson County, SC.

Authorities say the accident happened around 8 PM. A 2004 Tundra pickup truck carrying four people was headed west on Lake Road near Riley Road in West Pelzer. It ran off the right side of the road, hit a fence, and then crashed into a tree.

Charlton Pierce Williams, 21, a front-seat passenger in … Read more

A hit-and-run accident on Friday, November 20, left one Archville, NC man dead, and the driver was later arrested.

Authorities say Edwin Shane Riley, 57, was driving a vehicle on Main Street. His car was hit by another vehicle that quickly drove off. First responders treated Riley, but sadly he died at the scene.

Archdale Police investigated the crash, and on Wednesday, November 26, they arrested 32-year-old Brandy Nicole Woods of Randleman, who they say was driving the car that … Read more

A November 13 crash on US 1 in Marston, NC, left three people dead and two hurt, while one driver was arrested and charged with multiple counts of death by vehicle.

Authorities say Hunter Andrew Austin, 25, was driving north on US 1 near Mercer Street in Marston. After allegedly failing to reduce speed, his vehicle struck another vehicle heading north. The car he hit spun out of control and crossed the median, striking a third vehicle.

Sadly this crash … Read more

An early morning crash on Wednesday, November 4, left one woman dead in Sampson County, NC.

Officials say the accident occurred just before 8 AM. A 2002 Honda Accord was heading east on N.C. 41, at a high rate of speed, near CC Road. It veered off the right side of the roadway and then came back onto the road in what witnesses describe as an “out of control” pattern of driving. Eventually, the car went off the left side … Read more

A crash involving an ATV and an SUV sadly left one person dead and one hospitalized on Wednesday, November 4, in Berkeley County, SC.

Officers say the wreck happened just before 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, along Mendel Rivers Road near Looney Lane. A Kawasaki MULE ATV and a GMC Yukon were both moving south on Mendel Rivers Road, then the GMC hit the ATV from behind. The ATV’s passenger was ejected and was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. The … Read more

An accident on Friday afternoon, October 30, involved multiple cars and a motorcycle, leading to the tragic death of the biker.

Officials say the wreck happened around 1 PM, on Highway 41 in unincorporated Mount Pleasant. One vehicle moving westbound on Highway 41 hit a stopped vehicle in the same lane. Unfortunately, the impact forced the stopped vehicle to hit yet another vehicle and travel into the opposing lane, where it collided with an eastbound traveling motorcycle. Sadly, the motorcycle … Read more

Authorities in Raleigh, NC, have arrested a driver who made an illegal left turn, leading to the death of a motorcyclist.

Officials say the crash happened Friday evening, October 24, just before 11 PM in the 1800 block of South Saunders Street. According to police, Robert Archie Scott was traveling southbound on South Saunders Street when he tried to make an illegal left turn onto the I-40 exit ramp. Tragically, he turned right in front of a motorcycle, which then … Read more