Lexington suffers from traffic. Will the Murdaugh hearing making it worse?
All true crime eyes are set on the small town of Lexington, as the once-convicted killer Alex Murdaugh attends a hearing at the Marc H. Westbrook Judicial Center on the town’s Main Street. Already an often congested corridor, is the hearing worsening traffic?
Murdaugh, a disgraced Lowcountry attorney, was convicted of brutally killing his wife and son in 2023 and has been in prison ever since. It was widely-dubbed South Carolina “trial of the century.” But on Monday, he returned to a courtroom, after his murder conviction was overturned by the state Supreme Court in May.
As the hearing commenced just after 10 a.m., Google Maps said there was “heavy traffic” in the area on Main Street, especially in the westbound lane.
A line of people hoping to get into the courtroom had started forming outside the courthouse as early as 4 a.m. on Monday morning, The State reported.
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, along with the Lexington Police Department, warned of potential congestion in the area.
“We understand there is a high public interest in this hearing,” the sheriff’s department wrote on social media. “Traffic and parking areas will be more congested than normal. We ask everyone to keep that in mind as they travel to or near the courthouse Monday morning.”
This story was originally published June 29, 2026 at 10:36 AM.
