Woman killed in I-26 accident
Shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday a Dodge Stratus traveling eastbound on Interstate 26 near mile marker 188 veered off the road and hit a tree in the median, killing the driver.
Wendy Sue Crasper, 52, of Goose Creek was pronounced dead at the scene by Berkeley County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Salisbury.
The death, caused by body and head trauma, was ruled accidental. Salisbury said, adding that he thinks she fell asleep at the wheel.
Shooting leaves 3 in car injured
A driver and two passengers were injured in a shooting in Awendaw after 1 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Charleston County Sheriff's Office.
The driver, 22-year-old Ashley Rochelle Young of North Charleston, was shot in the hand. Travis Lamont Wilson, 25, of Awendaw, was shot in the head, and a third passenger had cuts near his eye, the sheriff's deputy report stated. Marks inside the SUV were consistent with a shotgun blast.
The gunshot victims were taken to Medical University Hospital but are not cooperating with investigators, said sheriff's Maj. John Clark.
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feb251939 (anonymous) says...
(A Dodge Stratus traveling eastbound on Interstate 26 near mile marker 188 veered off the road and hit a tree in the median, killing the driver.)
Let's have the whole story, did they charge the Dodge Stratus for reckless homicide or not?
May 22, 2009 at 5:05 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
GAL2000 (anonymous) says...
Why in this mile marker {area of I-26}, have so many accidents? When I read this paper, I see that between the Summerville to Ridgeville area or {vise versa}, appears to have a lot of tragic accidents.
May 22, 2009 at 7:58 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
GeneralSumter (anonymous) says...
"The gunshot victims ... are not cooperating with investigators"
Probably because they were doing something they shouldn't have been.
May 22, 2009 at 8:08 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
BootstrapRed (anonymous) says...
This area of I-26 has very little pavement to the left side of the left lane. As anyone who has ever skidded from pavement onto grass knows, it is virtually impossible to maintain control of a vehicle when this happens. If DOT increased the amount of shoulder pavement, the number these accidents would decrease.
May 22, 2009 at 8:48 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Frosty (anonymous) says...
Posted by GAL2000 on May 22, 2009 at 7:58 a.m.
Why in this mile marker {area of I-26}, have so many accidents? When I read this paper, I see that between the Summerville to Ridgeville area or {vise versa}, appears to have a lot of tragic accidents.
When my husband was a fireman he would say that part of I-26 is called the Bermuda triangle that was many years ago.
May 22, 2009 at 2:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
CWL922 (anonymous) says...
I think that this area is so bad for accidents because people get on the western side of the 199 mile mark(hwy 17A) and let their guard down. They beleive that being on the outskirts that they can relax. They also drive faster since the traffic is not quite as bad. I know this accident was on the eastbound side coming into the summerville area. They may try to make up time by driving faster before they reach the Summervlle exit going eastbound.
May 22, 2009 at 4:18 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
GAL2000 (anonymous) says...
OK, all points well taken, but the "Bermuda Triangle" therory...I don't know about that one. Thanks all! Have a SAFE Memorial Day weekend readers...
May 22, 2009 at 4:28 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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