Monday, May 20 2013 8:24 AM EDT2013-05-20 12:24:19 GMT
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating why a passenger tumbled out of a moving car on Interstate 95 and died after landing in front of a tractor-trailer.More >>
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating why a passenger tumbled out of a moving car on Interstate 95 and died after landing in front of a tractor-trailer.More >>
Experts say the officer who killed a Long Island college student and a home invasion suspect on Friday was confronted with a split-second choice.More >>
The godfather of a New York college student accidentally killed by a police bullet says the officer should have negotiated instead of firing as an armed intruder held the young woman hostage.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 2:32 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:32:59 GMT
Traffic on Two Notch Road near Providence Hospital is being detoured while emergency crews investigatee a suspicious bag.According to a police department spokesperson, Two Notch Road is closed betweenMore >>
A suspicious bag that garnered the attention of fire and police crews and closed a major Columbia road turned out to be harmless, according to the Columbia Police Department. More >>
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WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) -
A Columbia man will be taken to jail after receiving medical treatment for injuries sustained in a deadly crash police say he caused late Sunday night.
The collision took place around 11:30 just west of the Gervais Street Bridge in West Columbia.
According to West Columbia Police Chief Dennis Tyndall, James Mason Snell, 24, lost control of the westbound vehicle he was driving as he was trying to turn right onto US 378 from Meeting Street. Police say he entered oncoming traffic on Sunset Blvd. and broadsided another vehicle.
As a result of the collision, a passenger in Snell's vehicle died, according to investigators. One person in the other vehicle was also injured.
Authorities have not yet released the deceased victim's identity.
Snell was charged with felony DUI after the collision. After receiving medical care, he will be transported to the Lexington County Detention Center.
Monday, May 20 2013 8:44 AM EDT2013-05-20 12:44:29 GMT
A South Carolina Appeals Court ruling leaves the door open for an admitted gambler to sue two Columbia restaurants for money she lost while gambling at the establishments for several years.More >>
A South Carolina Appeals Court ruling leaves the door open for an admitted gambler to sue two Columbia restaurants for money she lost while gambling at the establishments for several years.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 2:38 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:38:25 GMT
The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office says a second suspect wanted for a home invasion and shooting in Orangeburg last week has been captured in Rock Hill.More >>
The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office says a second suspect wanted for a home invasion and shooting in Orangeburg last week has been captured in Rock Hill.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 2:37 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:37:05 GMT
WIS now has the 911 calls from a bold daytime robbery in which the homeowner came face to face with the suspect. That suspect broke through two doors and stole generators, lawn equipment, and a big screenMore >>
WIS now has the 911 calls from a bold daytime robbery in which the homeowner came face to face with the suspect.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 2:32 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:32:59 GMT
Traffic on Two Notch Road near Providence Hospital is being detoured while emergency crews investigatee a suspicious bag.According to a police department spokesperson, Two Notch Road is closed betweenMore >>
A suspicious bag that garnered the attention of fire and police crews and closed a major Columbia road turned out to be harmless, according to the Columbia Police Department. More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 2:05 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:05:46 GMT
Lexington County Sheriff's Department detectives charged a 16-year-old Gilbert boy as an adult with breaking into a restaurant on Main Street in Gilbert on May 6 and stealing a cash More >>
A Gilbert teenager has been charged as an adult after deputies say he stole a cash register from a sub shop.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 1:27 PM EDT2013-05-20 17:27:55 GMT
A 27-year-old Batesburg-Leesville woman is in trouble with the law after police say she left one of her children in her car and carried the other one in a shopping cart while she attempted to steal clothesMore >>
A 27-year-old Batesburg-Leesville woman is in trouble with the law after police say she left one of her children in her car and carried the other one in a shopping cart while she attempted to steal clothes from Walmart.More >>
Remember the record-setting $587 million Powerball® jackpot from late last year? Time is running out to claim three Powerball® tickets sold for that drawing. Two of the tickets are worth $40,000 and one is worth $10,000. The winning tickets were sold in Columbia and Orangeburg.More >>
The location of the collision. (Source: Google Maps)
