Pedestrian Fatalities on the Rise in South Carolina
A 58 year old Columbia man has died from injuries he sustained after being hit by a car on Broad River Road near Interstate-20. An eye witness claims the victim may have even been hit by a second car. This tragic incident—still under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol—serves as a reminder for a problem that has spiked dangerously these past few years for South Carolina residents: pedestrian accidents. In 2011, pedestrian deaths were up 24% across South Carolina, with disturbing growth centered in the city of Columbia. Victims who do survive being struck by an automobile...
continue readingGreenville School Bus Accident Sends Several to Hospital
According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, there was a collision between a school bus and a pick-up truck on Wednesday morning near Simpsonville. The accident occurred at 8:20 a.m. on Georgia Road near Greenville Technical College’s Brashier campus. The bus was transporting 51 Woodmont Middle School students when it was hit head-on by a pick-up driven by Michelle Kaufman, 42, of Simpsonville. Authorities say that Kaufman crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed into the Greenville County School bus. Seven students suffered injuries in the bus accident and were taken to Hillcrest...
continue reading“Early Columbia Lecture Series: Part I, Columbia 1600 – 1850″ Continues
The Historic Columbia Foundation will continue the first of its three-part lecture series on the history of Columbia, South Carolina next Tuesday, Feb. 14, with a discussion of the first educational institutions in Columbia. The talks, held in honor of the Foundation’s 50th anniversary, are led by author and historian Dr. Warner Montgomery.Early Columbia Lecture Series: Part I, Columbia 1600 – 1850: Jan 17: Buffalo, Indians, Explorers and Settlers Jan 24: The United States’ First Planned City Jan 31: Columbia’s First Families Feb 7: Columbia’s First Churches Feb. 14:...
continue reading20-Year-Old Man Killed in Fiery Greenville County Crash
A tragic early morning semi-truck accident in Greenville County took the life of a young man on Wednesday. The wreck occurred at the intersection of Hammet Bridge and South Buncombe Roads in Greer just after 3 a.m., investigators said. Greenville County’s deputy coroner stated that the 20-year-old man, who was driving a Lexus SUV, died instantly upon collision with the 18-wheeler. A witness to the accident said a fire started immediately after the crash. The driver of the tractor-trailer was treated for injuries and released from the hospital. An accident investigator said officials are...
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