A driver was killed Friday morning after his vehicle struck several other cars on Anderson Drive in Williamston, according to the Anderson County Coroner's Office. The coroner's office confirmed it was responding to a fatal crash, and the Williamston Police Department said the collision involved a single vehicle that hit other vehicles on the roadway.
According to WSPA, the coroner's office was called before 10 a.m. to the scene on Anderson Drive, where a three-vehicle crash had occurred. Police told the station the incident happened when a man drove into several other cars, resulting in the fatal collision. The man's identity had not been released at the time of publication, the station reported.
The Williamston Police Department is investigating the crash, and details remained limited as of Friday's reporting. Per FOX Carolina, the coroner's office confirmed only that it was responding to a fatal crash on Anderson Drive in Williamston Friday morning, with no additional details released at that time.
Anderson Drive's History of Deadly Wrecks
Friday's crash is the latest in a string of serious collisions along the same stretch of roadway in recent memory. In a separate incident, an Upstate woman was killed in a crash on a Monday afternoon in Anderson County, according to Coroner Greg Shore, as reported by WYFF. That crash happened around 3:30 p.m. at Anderson Drive and Walton Drive, and the station identified the victim as Victoria Lynn Medlin, 53, of Williamston.
Another fatal wreck involved an 89-year-old Williamston woman, Delores Cox, who died on a Saturday morning after a two-car crash at the intersection of Clemson Boulevard and East West Parkway, according to the same station. First responders were called to that crash at 5:40 p.m. on a Wednesday, and a preliminary investigation indicated Cox was a passenger in a car struck on its passenger side. Her cause of death was ruled multiple traumatic injuries, with the manner of death ruled accidental.
A separate report from The Journal Online described a two-vehicle wreck on Anderson Drive near Keys Drive, in which one person was taken to the hospital and Williamston police investigated the scene. That incident is a distinct case from Friday's fatal crash and should not be confused with it.
Investigation Ongoing
No further details about Friday's crash, including the driver's identity or the circumstances leading up to the collision, have been released. The Williamston Police Department continues to investigate, and the Anderson County Coroner's Office has not released additional information beyond confirming its response to the scene.
