One person killed and another injured in morning crash on I-95, SC cops say
One person was killed and another was injured Monday in a crash on Interstate 95, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
The two-vehicle collision happened at about 7:10 a.m. on the southbound side of I-95 that runs through Clarendon County, said Master Trooper William Bennett.
Both a 2022 Ford pickup truck and a 2017 Harley-Davidson motorcycle were driving south on I-95, according to Bennett. At the 127 mile marker, the pickup collided with the motorcycle, Bennett said.
There were two people riding on the Harley-Davidson, according to Bennett. The motorcycle driver was taken to an area hospital while the passenger died at the scene, Bennett said.
The Clarendon County Coroner’s Office has not publicly identified the motorcycle passenger.
Further information on the Harley-Davidson driver’s condition was not available.
Bennett said there were three people in the pickup, and none of them were hurt. No other injuries were reported.
There was no word if the motorcycle riders were wearing helmets, or if any of the people in the pickup were wearing seat belts.
Information about what caused the vehicles to collide was not available, but the wreck continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol.
Through Sunday, 251 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2025, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, at least 948 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.
At least four people have died in Clarendon County crashes in 2025, according to DPS data. There were nine deaths in the county in 2024, DPS reported.
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