Driver killed in crash with semi-truck on I-95, troopers say
A driver was killed on Interstate 95 in Jasper County in a rear-end collision with a semi-truck that shuttered one side of the interstate for hours Wednesday morning.
The fatal crash happened around 5:05 a.m. Wednesday near mile marker 1, slightly north of the Georgia-South Carolina border, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol.
A 2026 Toyota Camry driving north struck the rear of a 2022 Peterbilt semi-truck that was stopped in traffic. The driver of the Toyota was pronounced dead, Master Trooper Joseph Rowell of the SCHP said. No other injuries were reported.
First responders closed northbound I-95 and rerouted traffic through Port Wentworth, according to WJCL 22. The interstate was fully reopened as of 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Staff at the Jasper County Coroner’s Office had not yet identified the deceased driver.
