The driver of a pickup failed to negotiate a curve, over corrected and flipped a number of times. She was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. Alcohol tests are pending.
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The vehicle was traveling north at about 11:40 p.m. on Congaree Road near Goodwin Road when it went left of center. Police report that the driver overcorrected, causing the car to overturn. The driver was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene. No one else was in the car. We'll update this story as more information becomes available.
At around 5:00am, Gerlach was driving on I-90 with Hedel-Ostrowski as a passenger when he began to drift into the left shoulder of the road. He then overcorrected, which caused the car to rollover two times, injuring both occupants in the process and sending them to the hospital.
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Officials said Clark was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. Keister was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. He was sent to the hospital with minor injuries. According to troopers, alcohol does not appear to be a factor.