Melissa Marie Frilot and Kortlynn Brianna Smith, both 19, killed, and one person injured in head-on collision on South Carolina Highway 9 in Boiling Springs, South Carolina
Troopers: 2 killed in head-on crash in Spartanburg Co.
Troopers said the driver of a pick-up truck crossed over the center line and hit a 4-door Toyota head-on.
The driver of the Toyota was entrapped in the car and pronounced dead on the scene and a passenger in her car died at the hospital, according to troopers.
Troopers: Driver charged after 2 teen graduates killed in head-on crash in Spartanburg Co.
Brock was charged with two counts of felony DUI resulting in death and one count of great bodily injury, troopers said.
Bond court has been set for 2 p.m.
Upstate restaurant hosts fundraiser for teen killed in head-on collision
Frilot's former employer, Little Pigs BBQ, is hosting a fundraising event to help her family with expenses. The fundraiser will take place on Jan 2 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Boiling Springs location where she worked.
Troopers: Driver charged in DUI crash killing 2 Upstate teens
After Brock's bond hearing on Wednesday, it was decided that his bond would not be set at this time. It will be set by a circuit judge. He faces a maximum of 65 years.
Man gets 50 years in crash that killed 2 in South Carolina
Spartanburg County prosecutor Barry Barnette said in a news release that 49-year-old Hollis Gene Brock of Inman pleaded guilty to two counts of felony driving under the influence resulting in death and one count of DUI resulting in great injury.
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