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21-year-old passenger fatally injured – Old Pelzer Rd.

March 04, 2014   The Journal
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The SC Highway Patrol is investigating an accident on Old Pelzer Road near Rhodes Road in Piedmont Tuesday evening in which Hayley Gunter, 21, of Pelzer, was fatally injured.

According to Greenville County Coroner Parks Evans, Gunter was a passenger in a vehicle in which the driver lost control, left the road and overturned in a field around 6 p.m. The car then caught on fire. Evans said Gunter was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the car. She was transported to Greenville Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced dead, Evans said.

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Highway Patrol looking for van that contributed to wrecks

December 06, 2013   The Journal

The SC Highway Patrol is looking for a Honda van that they believe may have been the cause of an accident on Hwy. 29 Wednesday evening. Lance Cpl. David Jones of the SC Highway Patrol said that investigators are looking for a 2004 Honda Odyssey van that witnesses said caused a head-on collision Wednesday at 6:15 p.m.

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Cheddar fatality

August 16, 2013   The Journal
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Emergency response officials including Williamston EMS, Cheddar Fire Department and SC Highway Patrol at the scene of a two vehicle accident at the intersection of Garren Road and SC Hwy. 20 in the Cheddar Community Friday afternoon. One person was fatally injured in the accident involving a Rollback and a pickup truck which happened around 1:45 p.m. The pickup truck ended up in the Cedar Grove Baptist Church cemetery. Allen Ray Manley, 63, of Williamston was killed in the accident.

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Hit and run – Hwy. 88

February 26, 2013   The Journal
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The SC Highway Patrol is investigating a hit and run incident in which Clifton Chapman, 32, was hit by a car Monday night around 7:15 p.m. His body was found Tuesday morning at about 8 a.m. in a ditch on Sharon Church Road just off Hwy. 88. According to reports, neighbors heard a bang and saw a car idling on the road Monday night.

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Two vehicle accident – SC Hwy. 8

February 04, 2013   The Journal
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Highway Patrol Sgt. T. W. Carter along with West Pelzer firefighters work at the scene of a two vehicle accident Saturday afternoon at the intersection of SC 8 and Ballard Road. Pelzer EMS transported the injured to Greenville Memorial Medical Center after a car struck a pickup truck in the rear. (Photo by David Rogers)

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Investigate accident – Hwy. 29

January 30, 2013   The Journal
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SC Highway Patrol Troopers investigated the scene of a vehicle crash on Hwy. 29 near Ballard Road Wednesday morning. The accident, involving two vehicles, happened around 7 a.m. and blocked both lanes of Hwy. 29 for more than 2 hours. West Pelzer firefighters freed two people who were entrapped in the vehicle pictured, according to West Pelzer Fire Chief David Huff. Both were transported to the hospital by Pelzer EMS. The driver of the second vehicle was uninjured. The accident remains under investigation by SC Highway Patrol investigated. Additional details were unavailable at press time.(Journal photos by Michael Lollis)

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