Crashes cause traffic jam and injuries in Lexington: SC cops

A busy highway was closed for greater than an hour Saturday night after a driver caused multiple crashes, the Lexington Police Division mentioned.

The motive force is going through each DUI and assault and battery charges, police mentioned.

It was after 6 p.m. when the collisions on Sundown Boulevard have been reported.

The wreck was attributable to a driver leaving the outbound lane of Sunset Boulevard, crossing over the median, and placing a number of automobiles within the inbound lanes, in line with police.

The assault and battery cost stems from the identical driver attacking an off-duty paramedic who stopped to offer support, police mentioned.

The motive force going through fees has not been publicly recognized as a result of that particular person, and several others involved in the collision, were hurt and brought by EMS to an space hospital, in line with police.

Data on the circumstances of the motive force going through fees, others damage within the collisions, and the off-duty paramedic was not obtainable.

There was no phrase on the variety of folks damage or automobiles concerned within the wrecks.

Messages left with police weren’t instantly returned.

Visitors was rerouted onto Hope Ferry Highway whereas first responders have been on the scene.

Since Saturday, no less than seven people have been charged with driving under the influence and locked up on the Lexington County Detention Heart, jail data present.

This story was initially printed Might 22, 2022 10:01 AM.

Noah Feit is a Actual Time reporter with The State targeted on breaking information, public security and trending information. The award-winning journalist has labored for a number of newspapers since beginning his profession in 1999.
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