ANDERSON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA — A driver was killed early Wednesday morning after his car left Interstate 85 and crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer that troopers said was illegally parked near the entrance of a rest area.
The crash happened around 3:40 to 3:48 a.m. on I-85 South at the entrance to the southbound rest area near mile marker 23 to 24, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol and the Anderson County Coroner’s Office.
Car Hit Rear of Parked Tractor-Trailer
Officials said 28-year-old Elijah Anthony DuBose, also identified in one report as Elijah Anthony Debouse, of Anderson, was driving a 2010 Honda Accord when he veered off the right side of the interstate.
Troopers said the car struck the back of a tractor-trailer that was illegally parked on the left-hand side of the rest stop entrance ramp.
DuBose died at the scene.
Tractor-Trailer Driver Not Injured
Troopers said the tractor-trailer driver was not inside the vehicle at the time of the crash. The coroner’s office said the person inside the tractor-trailer was not injured.
The Anderson County Coroner’s Office said DuBose died from multiple traumatic injuries. His death was ruled accidental.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol and the coroner’s office continue to investigate.
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