Deadly Crash on I-85 in AC

A deadly crash occurred this morning, Sept. 18, on I-85 North in Anderson County. The South Carolina Highway Patrol reports that around 7:37am vehicles slammed into tractor trailers claiming one life and sending another person to the hospital with serious injuries. Troopers believe the early sun caused visibility issues resulting in the accidents. Two 18 wheelers traveling northbound were forced to slow down due to the sunrise. Then two more 18 wheelers were forced to brake hard, which resulted in a pickup truck and SUV hitting the back of them. The driver of the pickup truck was killed, while the driver of the SUV was unharmed; however, the passenger of the SUV was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries. I-85 North between Exits 8-10 was shutdown for over two hours while emergency personnel worked the scene. Troopers say one lane was reopened around 10:15am.