A motor vehicle crash that occurred early Sunday morning (July 30) in Anderson County resulted in the death of two people.
Anderson County Fire Department, Anderson County EMS, Medshore EMS, South Carolina Highway Patrol, South Carolina Highway Patrol MAIT Team, South Carolina Transport Police and the Office of the Coroner responded the crash which happened on I-85 North Bound around mile marker 22 at 02 am.
Anderson County Deputy Coroner Brent Simpson identified the victim’s as: Tracina Yvette Young, 47 of Greenville and Frederick Leorande Styles, 51, of Woodruff.
According to Simpson, both victims died of multiple traumatic injuries secondary to blunt force trauma. The vehicle was being driven by Tracina Young and Styles was a passenger. Both victims were ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene.
According to reports, the investigation indicated that Ms. Young was driving a tractor trailer traveling North on I-85, returning to Greenville with a load of toilet tissue and apparently struck the rear of another tractor trailer that was experiencing mechanical issues and was also traveling North, resulting in the collision.
The investigation remains under investigation by the Anderson County Office of the Coroner, the South Carolina Highway Patrol and the South Carolina Highway Patrol MAIT Team.
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