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Saturday, December 28, 2013

Two children from North Carolina died in a five-vehicle crash in southwest Alabama.

State troopers said 7-year-old Naziya Gillis and 9-year-old Nadir Gillis of Camp LeJune, N.C., were killed when the Dodge Challenger in which they were riding was struck by a tractor-trailer truck.

The driver of the Dodge, 28-year-old Isom Hodges, and a passenger, 30-year-old Labricia Hodges, both of Camp LeJune, were injured. The driver of another car, 42-year-old William Rousey of Lexington, Ky., was also injured. No other drivers, including the truck driver, were injured.

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Thursday, December 26, 2013
A former University of Connecticut women’s lacrosse goalie was killed in a rollover crash in Willington yesterday, according to police. Police said 24-year-old Brittney Testa, of Bridgewater, Vt., was driving northbound on River Road near Baxter Road when she lost control of her Jeep Cherokee. The Jeep rolled over onto the northbound shoulder, and Testa was pronounced deceased at the scene, police said. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Police documents show Testa was not wearing a seatbelt.
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013
At least one person died in the crash of a small plane into a rural south-central Pennsylvania field, state police said. Police said the crash early Thursday scattered debris over a quarter-mile area north of Gettysburg. He said the plane was destroyed, but there didn't appear to have been a fire or explosion. Hicks said neighbors in the Biglerville area heard what sounded like engine trouble and then the noise of the crash at about 5:30 a.m. Thursday.
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013
A single-vehicle wreck killed one person on Christmas Day. South Carolina Highway Patrol said a motorist died after a crash on S.C. 66 just after 6 p.m. Wednesday. Troopers said a pickup truck ran off the right side of the road, hit a sign and a guide wire, overturned and hit a tree. Authorities said the crash trapped the driver. The driver was removed from the car, taken to Laurens County Medical Center and pronounced dead. The coroner has not released the victim’s identity.
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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.

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Saturday, December 21, 2013
One person died early Sunday morning in a one vehicle fatal wreck at the intersection of Fewell Road and SC 274 in York County, troopers say. The wreck occurred around 12:22 a.m. when the driver of a 2006 Ford Pickup truck struck an embankment according to South Carolina Highway Patrol. The driver was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the truck. The driver died at the scene, SCHP says. The wreck happened about eight miles outside of Clover.
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Friday, December 20, 2013
An investigation is underway after a pedestrian was hit and killed. According to the Greenville County Coroner's Office, just before 6:45 Saturday evening, 39-year-old Lamont Turner was struck by a vehicle on North Pleasantburg Drive near Worley Road. Turner was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy is set for Monday to determine a cause of death.
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Thursday, December 19, 2013

Authorities said a woman was killed following a police chase that ended with gunfire in Anderson on Friday.
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Anderson City Police said officers responded to a call about a shoplifter at the Kohl’s on Clemson Boulevard.

The coroner stated that a passenger hopped out of the suspect car during a traffic stop, and the driver, Sharon McDowell, 49, of Anderson, fled, leading police on a chase to Appleton Street, where she turned into a dirt drive.

The driver put the car in reverse and started ramming into the officers’ car.

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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.

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Friday, December 13, 2013

One person was killed in a collision Saturday involving an SUV and a pickup truck in Spartanburg County.
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The crash happened around 12:45 p.m. on Walnut Grove Road.

The driver of the pickup was killed, authorities said.

The driver and passenger in the SUV were hospitalized.

Their condition was not released.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.