2 dead, 5 injured after car crosses barrier on I-26 in Calhoun County
Two people were killed and another five injured Wednesday in a six-car collision on Interstate 26 in Calhoun County, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
The deadly pileup occurred at 5:11 p.m. when the driver of a westbound Chevrolet sedan ran off the road near mile marker 120, plowed through the median barrier into eastbound traffic and crashed into a GMC SUV, Cpl. Nick Pye said in a statement.
Four other eastbound vehicles were caught in the wreckage, Pye said.
The drivers of both the Chevrolet and the GMC were killed, and five occupants from three of the other vehicles were hospitalized with injuries, he said.
Calhoun County Coroner Donnie Porth identified the driver of the Chevrolet as 34-year-old Daniel Waln, of St. Leo, Florida, and the driver of the GMC as 61-year-old Sherry Short, of Springfield in Orangeburg County.
The collision remains under investigation by the coroner’s office and the South Carolina Highway Patrol. An autopsy is planned for Friday, Porth said.
This story was originally published July 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM.