Laurens County girl killed in crash, coroner says
IT’S TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE’RE FOLLOWING TWO ACCIDENTS ON EACH SIDE OF 85. SO LET’S GET A CHECK ON THE LATEST WITH HANNAH. YEAH, I MEAN, JUST WHEN WE THOUGHT THINGS WERE GETTING BETTER ON THE NORTHBOUND SIDE, SOMETHING POPPED UP ON THE SOUTHBOUND. GOOD THING FOR SKY4 GIVING US THIS BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF BOTH OF THEM. RIGHT NOW. YOU’RE LOOKING AT THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE. YOU CAN SEE THAT INSIDE LANE IS BLOCKED. THIS IS RIGHT BEFORE YOU WOULD GET TO THE PELHAM ROAD AREA. SO MY FRIENDS LEAVING FROM SPARTANBURG, THIS IS GOING TO IMPACT YOU AND WE DON’T NEED ANYTHING IMPACT US ON THAT SOUTHBOUND SIDE THIS TIME OF MORNING. WE’RE ZOOMING ON OUT TO GET A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT NORTHBOUND SIDE AS WELL. YOU CAN SEE THAT’S MOVING MUCH NICER. BUT AS YOU APPROACH THE PELHAM ROAD AREA ON THAT NORTHBOUND SIDE, I WILL TELL YOU THAT WRECK HAS BEEN MOVED OVER TO THE EXIT RAMP. SO IF YOU TAKE NORTHBOUND AND YOU’RE TRYING TO GET OFF ON PELHAM ROAD, THAT’S WHEN THAT ACCIDENT IS GOING TO IMPACT YOU. THANKFULLY, THOUGH, IT HAS BEEN MOVED OVER. IT WAS REALLY IMPACTING I-85 EARLIER. THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE SEEING CLEAR RIGHT NOW. SO GIVE YOURSELF A LITTLE EXTRA TIME AS YOU HEAD NORTHBOUND AS WELL. WE’LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE MAP SO YOU CAN GET A BETTER IDEA OF EXACTLY WHERE ALL OF THIS IS THIS MORNING. AGAIN, HERE’S THAT NORTHBOUND SIDE. WE’RE BACKED UP ALL THE WAY PAST THE GATEWAY THIS MORNING. THAT NEW WRECK ON THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE HAPPENED REALLY IN THIS SAME AREA, STILL CAUSING DELAYS. WE’RE GOING TO CHECK IN AND GET A CLOSER LOOK AT THOSE DELAYS IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. BUT LET’S HEAD STRAIGHT OVER TO PARELLA. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR SMOKE TRACKER. IN A COUPLE OF HOURS, WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH. THAT IS GOING TO TAKE THOSE WINDS AND MOVE THEM IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION FROM WHERE THEY WERE YESTERDAY. SOUTH WINDS HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE MOISTURE CONTENT. SO THAT’S GOOD NEWS FOR SOME OF THESE WILDFIRES. A PARTICULARLY IN HENDERSONVILLE. BUT LOOK AT THAT. IT’S GOING TO MOVE FROM THE SOUTH INTO THE SOUTHWEST. SO IT’S GOING TO TAKE SOME OF THAT SMOKE FROM HENDERSONVILLE AND PUSH IT INTO RUTHERFORDTON AS WE GO INTO LATER TODAY. SO JUST KIND OF A HEADS UP FOR YOU AS WE TAKE A LOOK. WE DO HAVE AN AIR QUALITY ALERT. THIS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS DOES INCLUDE HENDERSONVILLE AND BACK INTO CULLOWHEE, ESPECIALLY FOR CULLOWHEE AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000FT OUTSIDE. FRANKLIN, YOU’RE FREEZING EVERYWHERE ELSE. WE ARE ABOVE THAT. IT IS A MILD START TO THE DAY. WHAT WE NEED FOR THOSE WILDFIRES ESPECIALLY IS RAINFALL AND UNFORTUNATE. WE ARE NOT GOING TO GET ANY TODAY OR TOMORROW. WE ARE LOOKING AT SUNSHINE AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. THOSE SOUTH WINDS WILL HELP TO WARM US UP TODAY. MID AND UPPER 70S ACROSS THE UPSTATE LOW TO MID 70S FOR THE MOUNTAINS. WE’RE GOING TO KEEP THESE SOUTH WINDS AROUND THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. AGAIN, A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. MOISTURE CONTENT. SO GOOD NEWS THERE. I AM TRACKING RAIN FOR THE WEEKEND AND A COOLDOWN. WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR FOUR-DAY PLUS IN LESS THAN TEN MINUTES FROM RIGHT NOW PARELLA. THANK YOU. WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THAT BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING. HENDERSON COUNTY IS UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY BECAUSE OF THE ONGOING POPLAR DRIVE WILDFIRE. THAT LARGE BRUSH FIRE STARTED ON FRIDAY AND IT’S GROWN TO MORE THAN 400 ACRES. RIGHT NOW, IT’S ONLY ABOUT 5% CONTAINED. NOW, THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNKNOWN, BUT IT DOES REMAIN UNDER INVESTIGATION. YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK YOUR FREEZER FOR THIS LATEST RECALLED ITEM. TYSON FOODS IS VOLUNTARILY RECALLING NEARLY 30,000 POUNDS OF DINOSAUR SHAPED CHICKEN NUGGETS BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR SMALL METAL PIECES IN THE PRODUCT. THE RECALL AFFECTS 29 OUNCE BAGS OF FULLY COOKED FUN NUGGETS, BREADED AND SHAPED CHICKEN PATTIES WITH A BEST IF USED BY DATE OF SEPTEMBER 4TH OF 2024. SO FAR, THERE’S BEEN ONE MINOR ORAL INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSUMPTION OF THE NUGGETS, BUT THE USDA URGES ANYONE WHO MIGHT HAVE THESE IN THEIR FREEZER TO THROW THEM AWAY OR RETURN THEM. THE TOWN OF LYMAN CELEBRATED 100 YEARS OVER THE WEEKEND. THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION KICKED OFF AT LYMAN PARK ON SATURDAY, AND THERE WERE KIDS ACTIVITIES, LIVE MUSIC, FOOD TRUCKS AND A CLASSIC CAR SHOW. THE MAYOR OF LYMAN STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. A PACIFIC MILL REUNION WAS HELD YESTERDAY TO HONOR THE TOWN’S HISTORY AND COMMUNITY AND DOLLYWOOD’S HEARTSONG LODGE AND RESORT IS NOW OPEN AT DOLLY PARTON’S THEME PARK IN PIGEON FORGE. THE FIVE STORY LODGE HAS MORE THAN 300 GUEST ROOMS INDOOR AND OUTDOOR POOLS, A FIRE PIT AND A 26,000 SQUARE FOOT MEETING SPACE. IT’S THE FIRST PROJECT AS PART OF A $500 MILLION INVESTMENT PLAN. ABOUT 3 MILLION PEOPLE VISIT THE THEME AND WATER PARKS EVERY YEAR. ALL RIGHT. TIME NOW FOR A FINAL CHECK ON THE ROADS WITH HANNAH. ALL RIGHT, AARON, WE ARE STILL WATCHING THAT CRASH. YOU’RE LOOKING AT THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE RIGHT NOW OF I-80 FIVE. THIS IS AS YOU WOULD APPROACH THE PELHAM ROAD AREA. YOU KNOW, WE’VE BEEN COVERING THAT NORTHBOUND SIDE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES NOW. WE HAVE A CRASH ON THAT SOUTHBOUND SIDE IN THE SAME AREA, CAUSING BIG DELAYS AS FOLKS TRY TO LEAVE SPARTANBURG COUNTY HEAD TOWARDS GREENVILLE COUNTY THIS MORNING. WE’RE ALSO STILL WATCHING THAT ONE ON THE NORTHBOUND SIDE. I WILL SAY, THANKFULLY, FIRE CREWS WORKED SO QUICKLY AND THEY MOVED THAT WRECK OFF OF THE INTERSTATE ONTO THAT EXIT RAMP. BUT I KNOW A LOT OF YOU TAKE PELHAM ROAD FOR AN EXIT. SO THIS IS IMPACTING YOU. YOU CAN SEE THOSE FOUR CARS RIGHT THERE ON THE SHOULDER AS YOU WOULD TRY TO PULL OFF ON PELHAM ROAD. THOSE WERE ORIGINALLY ON THE INSIDE LANES RIGHT WHERE THAT CONSTRUCTION STARTS. SO THANKFULLY, THAT THEY MOVED QUICKLY TO GET THAT OVER. BUT IT IS STILL CAUSING DELAYS ON THAT NORTHBOUND SIDE. WE’LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE MAP SO YOU CAN SEE THE DELAYS. MAN, I KNOW I 85 NORTHBOUND, ALL THE WAY PAST 385 THIS MORNING. STILL WORKING TO FUNNEL THAT OUT. I HOPE THAT IT HAPPENS QUICKLY. I’M ACTUALLY MORE WORRIED ABOUT THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE. WE ARE DELAYED ALL THE WAY INTO SPARTANBURG COUNTY, PARELLA. OKAY. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. WE’VE GOT A LOT OF SUNSHINE. WE’VE GOT A WARMING TREND UNDERWAY. SO HOW ABOUT THE LOW 80S BY WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY. SO DEFINITELY AT LEAST TEN, 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. WE NEED RAINFALL ACROSS OUR ENTIRE AREA, ESPECIALLY NOW WITH THOSE WILDFIRES IN HENDERSONVILLE ESPECIALLY. I DO THINK WE’RE GOING TO GET SOME WE HAVE A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE FRIDAY, BUT LOOK AT THAT, BETTER CHANCES OF RAIN ON SATURDAY, VETERANS DAY. THAT SHOULD BE WIDESPREAD WITH SOME ACCUMULATION. AND THEN MAYBE A FEW LEFTOVER SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY AS WELL. IT’S NOT JUST GOING TO BE RAINY. IT’S GOING TO BRING A
A South Carolina girl died after a crash early Sunday morning, in keeping with the coroner’s workplace.(Video above: Morning headlines from WYFF Information 4) Laurens County Coroner’s Workplace Deputy Coroner Ashley Rushton mentioned the single-vehicle crash occurred simply after 2:30 a.m. within the space of Hellams Highway and Georgia Highway in Grey Courtroom.She mentioned Keundrea Thompson, 22, of Grey Courtroom, died on the scene.For extra information, climate 24 hours a day- Obtain the WYFF Information 4 app: Apple | Google PlayRushton mentioned Thompson was driving at a excessive fee of pace when she ran a cease signal simply earlier than going off the correct facet of the street and hit an embankment and bushes. There was a passenger within the automobile that was taken to an area hospital, however there was no phrase on that individual’s situation, Rushton mentioned.The Laurens County Coroner’s Workplace and South Carolina Freeway Patrol are each investigating this crash.
A South Carolina girl died after a crash early Sunday morning, in keeping with the coroner’s workplace.
(Video above: Morning headlines from WYFF Information 4)
Laurens County Coroner’s Workplace Deputy Coroner Ashley Rushton mentioned the single-vehicle crash occurred simply after 2:30 a.m. within the space of Hellams Highway and Georgia Highway in Grey Courtroom.
She mentioned Keundrea Thompson, 22, of Grey Courtroom, died on the scene.
For extra information, climate 24 hours a day- Obtain the WYFF Information 4 app: Apple | Google Play
Rushton mentioned Thompson was driving at a excessive fee of pace when she ran a cease signal simply earlier than going off the correct facet of the street and hit an embankment and bushes.
There was a passenger within the automobile that was taken to an area hospital, however there was no phrase on that individual’s situation, Rushton mentioned.
The Laurens County Coroner’s Workplace and South Carolina Freeway Patrol are each investigating this crash.
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