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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
A man has died after he lost control of his car in Greenville County Wednesday morning, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers. The wreck happened at 4:45 a.m. on Fork Shoals Road near McKelvey Road, troopers said. The Greenville County coroner identified the man as 27-year-old Aaron Robert Carlberg of Simpsonville. The coroner said Carlberg was not wearing his seat belt when his car left the roadway and went up an embankment before hitting several trees. The vehicle overturned and Carlberg was partially ejected.
Date: 
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
A mother has been charged with driving under the influence after her two young children were killed in a car crash, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Troopers said Melissa Patton, 32, is charged with two counts of felony driving under the influence and driving under suspension. According to troopers, Patton was driving a car at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday on Wells Highway when the car traveled off the road, hit a church sign and overturned.
Date: 
Sunday, December 22, 2013

Mauldin investigators said they are searching for witnesses who can help piece together a fatal wreck that killed one and injured two others Monday.

A police detective said the accident happened just after 9 a.m. on West Butler Road between West Pointe Boulevard and Whatley Circle.

The collision involved a white box truck, a Chrysler Pacifica and a Subaru Outback, police said.

Two of the drivers were transported to the hospital, and it’s still unclear what caused the crash.

Date: 
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating an accident that sent a teen driver to the hospital.

Troopers said the accident happened shortly after 5 p.m. on Tigerville Road near Langley Road, near Travelers Rest Thursday.

Troopers said a 15-year-old was headed south on Tigerville Road when he ran off the road, overcorrected and ran off the other side, hitting a tree and power pole.

North Greenville Fire said a couple of people driving by were able to stop and pull the teen out of the car.

The teen was airlifted to a hospital.