DORCHESTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA — A tractor-trailer driver struck a marked South Carolina Highway Patrol vehicle on the shoulder of Interstate 95 early Tuesday morning. The trooper walked away uninjured. The truck driver went to the hospital.
The crash happened at approximately 3:21 a.m. on March 24 on northbound I-95 near mile marker 75, between Saint George and Reevesville. The trooper had pulled onto the shoulder to assist a disabled vehicle. A passing tractor-trailer then struck the patrol car. The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office called the trooper’s survival fortunate, given the damage to the vehicle. The truck driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital.
The Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit investigated and cited the truck driver for endangering emergency services personnel. Investigators called the crash entirely preventable.
“This crash was entirely preventable and serves as a critical reminder to all motorists. When you see emergency vehicles on the side of the road, you are required by law to move over. If it is not safe to do so, you must slow down,” the Sheriff’s Office said. “These actions save lives.”
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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