Head-on crash leaves two dead and another hospitalized, South Carolina cops say
Two people were killed in a recent crash that left another person hospitalized, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Orangeburg residents Jimmy Callahan, 78, and Stella Callahan, 77 died in what Orangeburg County Coroner Sean Fogle called an accident.
A two-vehicle collision happened Friday night in Orangeburg County, said Cpl. Nick Pye.
At about 7:20 p.m., a 2007 Nissan sedan was driving west on North Road, according to Pye. Near the intersection with Hodge Drive the Nissan swerved left of the center line and collided head-on with a 2013 Chevrolet sedan that was driving east on North Road, Pye said.
Both the Nissan driver and a passenger in that car died, according to Pye.
The Chevy driver was hurt and taken to an area hospital. Further information on that driver’s condition was not available.
No other injuries were reported.
There was no word if anybody involved in the wreck was wearing a seatbelt.
Information about what caused the Nissan to veer into oncoming traffic was not available, but the wreck continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol.
There were two other similar fatal, head-on collisions on Midlands roads Saturday. In two separate collisions in Lexington County, drivers died when vehicles crossed the center line and hit oncoming vehicles, the Highway Patrol reported.
Through Feb. 8, at least 55 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2026, according to the state Department of Public Safety. A minimum of 914 people were killed in collisions in South Carolina in 2025, DPS data shows.
At least two people have died in Orangeburg County crashes this year, and 31 people died in wrecks there in 2025, according to DPS data.
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This story was originally published February 15, 2026 at 11:49 AM.
