Tuesday Morning Tractor-Trailer Collision Results In Fatality
Update: Newberry County Coroner Laura Kneece has identified Ulysses Angeles, 25, of Blythewood, as the decedent in the collision. Per the on-scene investigation, Angeles was not wearing a seatbelt. An autopsy has been scheduled for later this week.
A collision involving a tractor-trailer truck resulted in a fatality on Tuesday morning.
The incident happened close to 9:30 am on Tuesday near mile marker 72 on I-26.
According to SC Highway Patrol Trooper Brandon Bolt, the driver of a tractor-trailer truck, a 32-year-old male from Walterboro, was driving westbound when he changed lanes, striking a Dodge Ram that was also driving westbound.
The driver of the Dodge Ram veered off the side of the road eventually hitting the cable barrier. This caused the driver to be ejected from the vehicle, and the driver died from the injuries.
Stay tuned to WKDK for more information on this as it becomes available.
Update: Newberry County Coroner Laura Kneece has identified Ulysses Angeles, 25, of Blythewood, as the decedent in the collision. Per the on-scene investigation, Angeles was not wearing a seatbelt. An autopsy has been scheduled for later this week.
A collision involving a tractor-trailer truck resulted in a fatality on Tuesday morning.
The incident happened close to 9:30 am on Tuesday near mile marker 72 on I-26.
According to SC Highway Patrol Trooper Brandon Bolt, the driver of a tractor-trailer truck, a 32-year-old male from Walterboro, was driving westbound when he changed lanes, striking a Dodge Ram that was also driving westbound.
The driver of the Dodge Ram veered off the side of the road eventually hitting the cable barrier. This caused the driver to be ejected from the vehicle, and the driver died from the injuries.
Stay tuned to WKDK for more information on this as it becomes available.
