04/November/2014 – High Speed MVC – “C” Shift

Incident # 14-06469 - Four people were injured in a two vehicle high speed collision at the intersection of Sidneys Road and Welch Creek Road Tuesday evening 4-November at 18:51. Callers to 9-1-1 reported two vehicles were racing north on Sidneys Road when one pickup truck that was traveling at a high rate of speed struck a small passenger car in the driver’s side, as it pulled out of Welch Creek Road. The back of the car was completely separated and was found in a nearby yard. The pickup truck stopped several hundred feet north of the accident site. Fire-Rescue units found the road blocked by the vehicles and a large debris field. Three teenagers in the pickup truck suffered non-life threatening traumatic injuries. Two were transported to Colleton Medical Center for evaluation. The 18 year old driver refused transport to the hospital. Miraculously, the driver of the car refused ambulance transport to a medical facility. He suffered multiple non-life threatening traumatic injuries. He was wearing a seat belt when the accident occurred. Both roads were blocked for over an hour until the accident was cleared. A reported third vehicle left the scene. The SC Highway Patrol and the Sheriff’s Office are investigating the crash. Anyone with information concerning the accident should contact the Highway Patrol at (843) 538-2111 or the Sheriff’s Office at (843) 549-2211.

Engine 19, Medic 19, Medic 26, Battalion 1 and Car 12 responded. Battalion Chief Ben Heape served as Incident Commander.