Slow going on I-95 after multiple crashes — one of them a hit-and-run

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is reporting three traffic accidents including a hit-and-run that happened late Sunday morning/early Sunday afternoon.

By about 5 p.m. on Sunday, much of I-95 between Walterboro and the Georgia state line was severely congested, with vehicles in many areas traveling at or below 30 mph, according to a South Carolina Department of Transportation online traffic map.

The first reported Jasper County crash happened at 10:50 a.m. on I-95 North around mile marker 25 and U.S. 17. The number of vehicles involved is unknown at this time.

The traffic map showed congestion approximately 3 miles from exit 28 — near mile marker 25 and the Ridgeland and Coosawatchie areas — on both the north and southbound sides of I-95 around 2 p.m.

A second, non-injury accident is being reported in Jasper County on U.S. 17, roughly a half mile from the state line. It is blocking traffic according to the Highwway Patrol, and happened around noon.

Highway Patrol spokesman Lance Cpl. David Jones said that two SUVs were involved in that accident.

At 12:35 p.m. the Highway Patrol reported a hit-and-run accident with no injuries by mile marker 26 on I-95 southbound, near the intersection with U.S. 17. The incident was removed from the incident list around 1:30 p.m.

The traffic map also showed significant congestion on I-95 on the southbound side from about 5 miles south of the exit 18 to the Georgia state line and on the northbound side from the state line to about exit 8 in the afternoon.

As of 2:15 p.m. the Highway Patrol’s website shows all accidents in Jasper County cleared.

Jones confirmed multiple accidents on I-95 causing traffic delays, and said that, despite earlier reports on the Highway Patrol’s information site, there were no injuries associated with any of the accidents in Jasper County.

While I-95 is clear of all accidents, it is still heavily congested according to Jones,, who suggests taking alternate routes if possible.

This story was originally published November 26, 2017 at 12:37 PM with the headline "Slow going on I-95 after multiple crashes — one of them a hit-and-run."