On Sunday evening, July 19, a Travelers Rest High School graduate was killed in a car crash.

According to the Highway Patrol, Joseph Gillespie was driving a Volkswagen Jetta shortly before 9.30 p.m. on State 11 near Talley Bridge Road in Pickens County, when he ran a stop sign and collided with a four door vehicle.

Gillespie was not wearing a seat belt and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver, who lives in Taylor, was taken by helicopter to Greenville Memorial Hospital with serious injuries.

Gillespie graduated from Travelers Rest High School this year and had accepted a scholarship to play baseball at Erskine College.

According to his coach he was well liked by community members, friends and family and the town of Travelers Rest will miss him. He was also a major huge contributor to a Devildogs basketball team that won a second straight Peach Blossom AAA Region championship.

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On Sunday, June 14, a Greenville County deputy hit a moped in the rear and the rider was killed.

According to the state Highway Patrol, the accident happened near 3598 Poinsett Highway and Roe Ford Road. The deputy was 32 year old Harold Robinson and he was not injured in the crash.

It appears that the deputy was passing another vehicle when he hit the back of the moped being ridden by 47 year old Alan Craig Williams of Travelers Rest. Williams was not wearing a helmet and was thrown off the motorbike. He was declared dead at the scene.

The accident is currently under investigation by the Highway Patrol and the Sheriff’s Office is conducting its own internal investigation. In addition, activists are asking for total transparency in the investigation as it involves a Greenville County deputy. The victim’s family says they have heard nothing about the incident from the authorities and say they found his personal items at the scene of the incident some two days later.

The deputy involved has been placed on administrative duty until the investigations are complete.

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On Tuesday, May 19, a student from Daniel High School was killed in a single vehicle wreck.

According to the authorities, the accident happened shortly before 3.30 in the afternoon. Sixteen year old Matthew Christopher Robinson of Central was driving a 2008 Dodge on Brookbend Road when the car crashed into a tree. The reasons for the crash are not yet known.

The Pickens County Coroner’s Office said that he died at the scene. His passenger, also a juvenile, was injured in the collision and taken by Emergency Services to Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Troopers said that both were wearing seatbelts.

His school issued a statement saying that Robinson was an honor student who was held in high regard by his teachers. They also said that grief counselors would be available should fellow students wish to talk to them.

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On Wednesday April 15, there was a fatal moped crash on a busy street in Greenville.

According to the Greenville Police Department the crash happened around 4.30 p.m. close to the Williams Road intersection.

An SUV being driven by 67 year old Alfred Cedeno of Chedistial Drive, Grifton pulled out from Williams Road in front of Willard Jenkins of Hines Road, Winterville as he was riding on his moped on Greenville Boulevard toward Dickinson Avenue. Both Greenville Police and Greenville Fire Rescue responded to the accident but were unable to save Jenkins who passed away shortly afterwards.

The street was shut down for about two hours because of the accident while the investigation was carried out, before being re opened to drivers. Police have said that charges in the case are pending against the SUV driver.

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On Thursday March 12 there was a three car crash which injured a Greenville police officer and another driver, sending them to hospital.

According to the Highway Patrol, the accident happened during the afternoon when a Lincoln was heading east on 10th Street. It stopped at the red light at the intersection of Greenville Boulevard and when the light changed just for those people who wanted to turn right, the Lincoln driver drove straight ahead and hit a Chevrolet Suburban going north on Greenville Boulevard. The Suburban then hit a Greenville police traffic safety unit which was stopped at the red light in the westbound lane of 10th Street.

The police officer, with shoulder pain, and the woman driving the Lincoln were both taken to Vidant Medical Center but both are expected to recover from their injuries.

The Highway Patrol says that they are expecting to file charges against the driver of the Lincoln.

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 Friday night, an elderly Greenville man died in a house fire

According to firefighters, the fire was noticed at about 7.30 p.m. in a home in Douthit Circle, just three blocks from the West End fire station.

Neighbors ran up the street to the fire station to report the blaze but by then the fire was out of control inside the house, which heated with kerosene heaters.

Firefighters took only 15 minutes to extinguish the fire and located the victim, 75 year old Mark Walker Jr. in his bedroom. He was pronounced dead shortly after 8 p.m. and the autopsy showed the cause of death as burns and smoke inhalation.

Early indications are that the fire started accidentally but it is still under investigation although his death has been ruled an accident.

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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.