Tractor Trailer Driver From Augusta Killed in Lexington County Crash
An Augusta man was killed in a two-vehicle crash involving an 18-wheeler and a tow truck Tuesday afternoon in Lexington County.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol says 63-year-old Walter Elliott Wilkins of Augusta was killed in the crash.
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher says Wilkins was wearing a seat belt. He was behind the wheel of the semi when it collided with a tow truck on U.S. 178/Fairview Road in the Pelion area and died at the scene.
The tow truck driver was seriously hurt and was taken to an area hospital.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol says Tuesday’s fatal accident marked the third consecutive day that a fatal crash was reported in Lexington County, and the fourth in the past six days.
Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.
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