Vehicle accidents kill 3 people in Aiken, Burke and Orangeburg counties
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Traffic accidents killed at least six people over three days across the CSRA.
Three of those people died in a crash Friday night in Richmond County when a car fleeing police slammed into a truck head-on on Deans Bridge Road.
The other fatal accidents included:
Just outside North Augusta
A 42-year-old man is dead after being run over by a trailer outside North Augusta, the Aiken County Coroner announced Wednesday.
Officials say the incident took place on Aug. 16 just after 4 p.m. in the 6000 block of Northside Drive.
The Aiken County Coroner’s Office along with South Carolina Highway Patrol are continuing to investigate.
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In Burke County near Hephzibah
An off-road vehicle accident killed one person around 9:35 p.m. Saturday at Greiner Circle and Eagle Road.
Upon arrival at 240 Eagle Road, Burke County deputies discovered the yellow “side-by-side” multipurpose vehicle upright in a hay field.
The driver, 39-year-old Robert Joseph Bouteiller, of Harlem, dead on scene, according to the sheriff’s office.
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Three other people in the vehicle were thrown during the accident and were taken to Wellstar MCG hospital in Augusta for medical evaluation and treatment. The sheriff’s office says all are reported to be stable.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the driver was traveling on Greiner Circle at Eagle Road when he lost control of the vehicle. The side-by-side then left the roadway and entered the adjacent field, causing the vehicle to overturn multiple times.
Burke County Sheriff’s Office deputies are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident.
A side-by-side, sometimes called a 4x4, is an off-road vehicle similar to an ATV that’s used for recreation or tasks.
In Orangeburg County near Cordova
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating after a single-vehicle collision left one person dead.
Troopers say a 2021 Toyota Camry was headed north on Highway 301 near Legrand Smoak Road, just under 2 miles west of Cordova, at around 5 a.m. Saturday when it traveled off the right side of the road, hitting a utility pole.
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The driver died at the scene from injuries sustained in the crash.
The Orangeburg County Coroner has not yet released the identity of the victim.
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