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South Carolina Personal Injury & Accident News

Motor Vehicle Accidents

• One Killed in Beaufort Ambulance Accident
  Feb 01, 2012

  Beaufort County, SC - An ambulance accident on Tuesday, January 31st in Beaufort County left one person dead and three others injured.
  
  The ambulance, carrying four people including one patient, was traveling on Old Sheldon Church Road when the wreck occurred. The driver of the ambulance, Eugene Kirkland, 43, allegedly drove off the right side of the road and then overcorrected, causing the ambulance to crash into a tree.
  
  The person riding in the passenger seat of the ambulance, 56-year-old Blandelle Gary, did not survive the accident. Gary was traveling in the ambulance with her husband to their Yemassee home when the accident occurred.
  
  The ambulance driver, a medical worker that was in the back of the vehicle, and Gary's husband, were taken to Beaufort Memorial Hospital and a Savannah hospital. Their conditions are currently unknown.
  
  The South Carolina Highway Patrol is currently investigating the accident.
  

• Man Killed in Fiery Accident with Tractor Trailer in Greer
  Feb 01, 2012

  Greer, S.C. - A man died from injuries sustained in an accident with a tractor trailer on the morning of Wednesday, February 1st.
  
  The 20-year-old who was killed in the wreck has been identified as Joseph McCallum Nichols. Nichols was driving a Lexus SUV at the intersection of Hammett Bridge and South Buncombe Roads when his vehicle collided with a tractor trailer. The wreck happened shortly after 3 a.m. and a fire started after the crash.
  
  Nichols was wearing a seat belt, but he died instantly from the collision. The tractor-trailer driver was taken to the hospital and has since been released.
  
  It is unknown at this time what was the cause of the incident, but investigators are looking into whether one of the drivers ran the red light.
  

• Williamston Head-On Accident Injures Four
  Jan 30, 2012

  Williamston, SC — An accident on Bowlan Road near Williamston, SC, sent four people to the hospital after two vehicles hit eachother head-on. 
  
  A teenage girl, her brother, her father and his girlfriend were traveling in a Toyota Corolla on Bowlan Road at around 5:00pm when the accident occurred. The Toyota collided with a white van just a few miles from Williamston off of U.S. 29.
  
  Belton EMS and Williamston EMS arrived at the scene od the accident. Four people involved in the Williamston accident were taken to a local hospital to be treated for non life-threatening injuries.
  
  The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating the accident and the names of those injured in the accident have not yet been released.
  

• Charleston Man Dies From Injuries From 3-Car Accident
  Jan 23, 2012

  Charleston, S.C. - A Charleston man who was injured in an accident on the North Bridge died of his injuries on Thursday.
  
  David Ardrey, 48, was traveling on the northbound side of the Cosgrove Avenue bridge at around 8:25am on Wednesday, January 18th, when he was involved in a three-car accident. He was taken to MUSC where he was being treated for blunt-force trauma when he passed away at 6:57pm on Thursday.
  
  The two other people involved in the accident were taken to the hospital and their conditions have not yet been released.
  
   
  

• Anderson Woman Killed in Accident on S.C. 28
  Jan 23, 2012

  Anderson County, S.C. — An accident on Thursday, January 19th, in Anderson left one woman dead after she sustained serious injuries.
  
  Twenty-eight-year-old Crystal Cribbs was driving on S.C. 28 Bypass near Charley Drive at around 9:20pm when she was involved in the accident. She was traveling east in her Pontiac vehicle when she crossed the median and struck a Nissan pickup head-on that was traveling west. The driver of the Nissan pickup, 46-year-old Jaime Guevara, was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the incident and did not sustain any injuries.
  
  Cribbs was not wearing a seatbelt and was trapped in her vehicle. She was taken to the neuro intensive care unit at AnMed Health Medical Center where she died on Saturday at 2:48 p.m. due to head trauma.
  

• Four Killed in Fiery Crash in Columbia
  Jan 18, 2012

  Columbia, S.C. - Four people have been pronounced dead on the scene after their vehicle crashed into a building and caught fire in Columbia near Williams-Brice Stadium.
  
  At around 5:00am on Wednesday, January 18th, the victims' vehicle ran off of George Rogers Boulevard and hit into the Farm Bureau Insurance Building. The vehicle exploded in flames upon impact with the building.
  
  The 4 passengers in the vehicle were pronounced dead when medical responders arrived at the scene, and police were unable to identify the victims due to their severe burns. Investigators and the coroner's office are currently attempting to identify the victims. 

  
  The cause of the incident is still under investigations and it is thought that the rainy weather may have been a possible factor. 
  
  ***UPDATE: The victims in the fiery accident have been identified as 22-year-old Billings Fuess IV; 23-year-old Kelsey Harris; 22-year-old Brian McGrath, and 24-year-old Melinda Pipp. Three of the victims, Fuess, Harris, and McGrath were students at the University of South Carolina. 
  
  After investigation, it was found that McGrath was driving, and Fuess was in the passenger sitting in the front seat. Both Pipp and Harris were sitting in the back seat of the vehicle.
  
  The coroner determined that the victims died prior to the car catching on fire due to multiple trauma. 
  
  The cause of the accident is still unknown at this time. Police are investigating why their car missed the sharp curve near the football stadium.  

• Gaffney Man Pins Teen Between Vehicles
  Jan 17, 2012

  Gaffney, S.C. - A Gaffney man has been charged with assault and battery with intent to kill after a confrontation with a teen who he wanted to give a "piece of his mind."
  
  Kenneth Gerald Butler, 74, became angered when the teen's vehicle passed him and a passenger in the vehicle made an obscene gesture. Butler then followed the car to let them know how mad he was. 
  
  The 17-year-old who was driving the car, was exiting his vehicle to ask Butler why he was following him, when Butler hit him and pinned him between their cars. It was reported that Butler claimed that he tried to avoid hitting the teen, but he could not turn in time.
  
  The name of the teen victim has not yet been released.
  

• Anderson Woman Dies Due to Injuries from Accident
  Jan 16, 2012

  Anderson County, S.C. — On Saturday, January 14th, an Anderson woman died due to injuries that she sustained in an automobile accident on Thursday, the 12th.
  
  Twenty-eight-year-old Crystal Cribbs was driving on S.C. 28 Bypass in Anderson at around 9:20 p.m, when the head-on accident happened near Charley Drive. Cribbs' vehicle allegedly crossed the median and collided with a pickup truck that was traveling west, driven by Jaime Guevara, 46.
  
  Guevara did not sustain any injuries in the accident and was wearing a seat belt when the accident happened. Cribbs did not have a seat belt on at the time of the accident and was trapped in her vehicle.
  
  Cribbs was taken to AnMed Health Medical Center in Anderson to be treated for head trauma. She later died due to this injury. 
  

• Two Men Killed in Georgetown Collision with Logging Truck
  Jan 10, 2012

  Georgetwon County, S.C. - A Chevrolet Corvette hit into a log truck in Georgetown County on Friday, January 6th, resulting in the death of two men. 
  
  At around 9:45pm, the two men were driving the Corvette doen Powell Road when it collided with a log truck that was entering a private driveway. 
  
  The two men killed in the accident were 58-year-old Willie Duncan and 57-year-old Willie Deas. The South Carolina Highway Patrol reports that both men were pronounced dead on the scene due to blunt force trauma.
  
  The log truck driver did not sustain any injuries in the accident.
  
  The South Carolina Highway Patrol is still investigating the incident.
  

• Belton Bicyclist Riding in Wrong Lane Gets in Accident
  Jan 04, 2012

  Belton, S.C. — A woman sustained injuries in an accident after she was riding her bicycle in the wrong lane and was hit by a motor vehicle on the morning of Monday, January 2nd.
  
  Brittany James, 22, was heading south in the northbound lane of Dorchester Road near Belton 
  when she was struck by an SUV, driven by 29-year-old Johnny Cawthon, that was headed north. Cawthon swerved to try to prevent the accident; however, he could not avoid colliding with James. 
  
  The bicyclist was transported to AnMed Health Medical Center. Her condition is currently unknown. Cawthon did not experience any injuries in the accident.
  
  Charges have been filed for James because she contributed to causing the accident. Cawthon was not charged. 
  

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