I-526 Accident - 2 Trucks, 4 Cars

http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130130/PC16/130139951

Saw this on Monday on my way to lunch, happened after an earlier wreck between car and truck that closed down the interstate after diesel fuel was spilled. Most people initially defended the driver of the truck in this one, as he attempted to stop and couldn't (there had just been a different fatal accident less than 24 hours earlier near the same spot, woman on her 2nd DUI in under 12 months killed someone and her bond was less than his). He was seen throwing alcohol over the side of an overpass after seeing there was a car under his truck and people are reconsidering what their opinion is, though they dropped a felony DUI charge to reckless homicide. I didn't even realize that silver stuff in the picture was a car until there was a closeup picture. When I passed, I thought it was part of the truck.

http://www.live5news.com/story/20779561/dillon-co-man-charged-in-deadly-i-526-wreck-near-don-holt in case the other link doesn't work (sometimes it limits how much you can read).

526 is high volume for trucks - most of the port terminals are accessed off of it. Unfortunately, so many people refuse to realize trucks can't stop on a dime or make sudden movements as well as a car and often cast the blame in the wrong place. There was another accident about 5-6 years ago where someone ran into a truck getting on that interstate and caused a chain reaction that killed 5 people in one of the worst ways (IMO), burning to death.

Stay safe everybody!

 

I agree lol. I'm from New Jersey, so I guess I have been used to driving with crazy people, but I KNOW how to drive with the NJ crazies... some of the people in SC I just can't figure out how or why they do the things they do. And forget if there's any other type of weather other than sunshine...

There were 3 big accidents, two fatal, on I-526 East within 24 hours between Sun & Mon ...