On Thursday afternoon, November 11, a young Spartanburg man was killed in a crash on Interstate 26.

According to Spartanburg County Coroner, the crash happened shortly after 3 p.m. on westbound Interstate 26 near the Interstate 85 interchange and Exit 19. The South Carolina Highway Patrol went on to say that a 1997 Plymouth being driven by a 22 year old male, was heading west on Interstate 26 when a 2005 Nissan Altima being driven by 20 year old Jeffry Hunter Nelmes of Spartanburg, lost control and crossed the median. The two cars collided and Nelmes was trapped in his car. Once extricated, he was taken to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center where he passed away.

The driver of the Plymouth was also taken to hospital but his injuries are unknown.

A third vehicle was hit from behind by the Nissan following the initial impact, but its occupants were uninjured.

The investigation is still ongoing and it is not yet known why Nelmes lost control.

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On Thursday evening, October 13, four Claflin University students were killed in a crash on Interstate 77.

According to South Carolina Highway Patrol the collision happened shortly after 5.30 p.m. at the 23 mile marker of I 77 near the Killian Road exit. A Ford SUV being driven by Melvin Lonell Jackson Jr. of Chester was traveling south on I-77 when he lost control and crossed the median into the oncoming northbound traffic where the vehicle was struck by a Toyota SUV.

All four of the occupants in the Ford SUV who were students at Claflin University were killed. Three men died at the scene and along with the driver, Jackson Jr. they were Darrell Renard Pendergrass of Society Hill and Keeron Q. McElveen of Kingstree. The fourth victim was Jamarius Kel’Shawn Bruce of Darlington, who was taken to a Columbia hospital where he died several hours later.

The driver of the Toyota was also taken to a hospital where his condition is unknown

If you have been injured in a South Carolina accident, our Spartanburg accident attorney can help you collect full and fair compensation. Please, call the Dan Pruitt Injury Law Firm today at (864) 280-7660 or contact us online so we can schedule your free initial consultation. If you choose to move forward and we agree to handle your case, we will represent you on a contingency fee basis, meaning we only get paid if you get paid.

Early on Monday, June 6, a Greenville man died in a single vehicle wreck in Pickens County.

According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the crash happened shortly before 3 a.m. in the 1200 block of Prince Perry Road near Easley. Warren Kyle Rice, aged 47, of Donaldson Street, in Greenville, was driving a 1999 Honda Accord north bound and the car went off the left side of the roadway, hit a ditch and then a tree.

Rice, who was not wearing a seat belt had to be extricated from the car and died at the scene due to blunt force trauma.

It is not known what caused Rice to leave the road but the investigation is ongoing. It is known that he was a NASCAR fan and according to his obituary he loved to live life in the fast lane.

If you have been injured in a South Carolina accident, our Spartanburg accident attorney can help you collect full and fair compensation. Please, call the Dan Pruitt Injury Law Firm today at (864) 280-7660 or contact us online so we can schedule your free initial consultation. If you choose to move forward and we agree to handle your case, we will represent you on a contingency fee basis, meaning we only get paid if you get paid.

On Saturday, May 8 a motorcycle crash left a woman dead and a man in a coma.

According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol the accident happened just before 5:20 p.m. on Highway 418 while Tyus Butler, the pastor of Labor of the Fields churches in Anderson and his 45 year old wife, Anita were participating in a “Look Twice, Save A Life” motorcycle safety event.

The couple were traveling west on S.C. 418 in Greenville County when their 2000 Harley Davidson went off the right side of the road and hit a guardrail. They were both ejected from the motorcycle. They were both wearing helmets but Anita died at the scene, and Tyus was taken away in a medical helicopter suffering from a head injury and multiple broken bones. He is currently in a medically induced coma in Greenville Memorial Hospital.

The accident is still under investigation.

If you have been injured in a South Carolina accident, our Spartanburg accident attorney can help you collect full and fair compensation. Please, call the Dan Pruitt Injury Law Firm today at (864) 280-7660 or contact us online so we can schedule your free initial consultation. If you choose to move forward and we agree to handle your case, we will represent you on a contingency fee basis, meaning we only get paid if you get paid.

On Tuesday evening, April 5, a motorcyclist died in a crash with a van in Greenville County.

According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 6.30 p.m. at the intersection of North Washington and White Horse Road in Greenville County.

Charles Benjamin Waldner, aged 41 of Piedmont, was operating a 1987 Suzuki motorcycle and he was transporting a rear seat passenger. They were traveling north on U.S. 25 when the motorcycle was hit by a van which was trying to turn left onto North Washington.

Waldner was wearing a helmet when he crashed but he was pronounced dead at the scene and the female passenger, who was ejected, was taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital in a critical condition. The driver of the van was uninjured.

Troopers said the driver of the van was charged with failure to yield right of way.

If you have been injured in a South Carolina accident, our Spartanburg accident attorney can help you collect full and fair compensation. Please, call the Dan Pruitt Injury Law Firm today at (864) 280-7660 or contact us online so we can schedule your free initial consultation. If you choose to move forward and we agree to handle your case, we will represent you on a contingency fee basis, meaning we only get paid if you get paid.

After consulting with the state attorney general, the Spartanburg County coroner has released the toxicology results of four students who were killed in a crash in October.

Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger was asked by some of the victims’ families not to release the results but he decided to having consulted with the state Attorney General who said that on the one hand they should be kept private in the same way as medical records but on the other hand the ruling on privacy did not apply to the coroner’s office.

Horace Miller “Mills” Sproull IV, Joshua Lee, James Campbell, who was driving and Sarah Vande Berg, who were all students at USC Upstate, died in the crash which occurred on Fourth Street near Boiling Springs when their vehicle left the road, hit a tree and burst into flames. Felicia Ahlborg was injured.

Toxicology revealed that Lee, who was in the back seat had a blood-alcohol level of .016 percent, which means he had less than one drink but all of the others were over the legal limit in South Carolina of .08. Back-seat passenger Berg’s blood-alcohol level was .130 percent. Front-seat passenger Sproull’s blood-alcohol level was .126 percent, and the driver, Campbell, had a blood-alcohol level of .122 percent.

The coroner hoped that the results of toxicology would highlight the dangers of drinking and driving.

If you have been injured in a South Carolina accident, our Spartanburg accident attorney can help you collect full and fair compensation. Please, call the Dan Pruitt Injury Law Firm today at (864) 280-7660 or contact us online so we can schedule your free initial consultation. If you choose to move forward and we agree to handle your case, we will represent you on a contingency fee basis, meaning we only get paid if you get paid.

On Monday afternoon, February 1, a two vehicle accident led to a young toddler receiving life threatening injuries.

According to Greenville police, the accident happened shortly before 2 p.m. near the intersection of Memorial Boulevard and Arlington Boulevard in Greenville. Shaquille Marie Cannon, aged 22 was driving a Lexus heading north and was making a left turn into the parking lot at the Buyer’s Market. She pulled out in front of a Jeep Cherokee which was heading south on Memorial. Following the collision, the Jeep flipped over.

The lone occupant of the Jeep and the two adults in the Lexus were taken to hospital and released. However, the 18 month old toddler was not in a child seat and had was seriously injured, although he is expected to survive. He was taken to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.

Cannon has been charged with misdemeanor child abuse, driving with a revoked license and expired registration. She was also originally charged with unsafe movement and a child safety seat violation but those charges have been dropped.

If you have been injured in a South Carolina accident, our Spartanburg accident attorney can help you collect full and fair compensation. Please, call the Dan Pruitt Injury Law Firm today at (864) 280-7660 or contact us online so we can schedule your free initial consultation. If you choose to move forward and we agree to handle your case, we will represent you on a contingency fee basis, meaning we only get paid if you get paid.