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I-95’s coffin corridor: The deadly cost of trees too close to the road

By SARAH BOWMAN and DAN BURLEY - sbowman@islandpacket.com, dburley@islandpacket.com
Hardeeville Fire Department firefighters and other first responders work the scene of a fatal wreck on Interstate 95 in Jasper County.
Hardeeville Fire Department firefighters and other first responders work the scene of a fatal wreck on Interstate 95 in Jasper County. City of Hardeeville Fire Department

This series was originally published in October 2017.

Only 35 miles of Interstate 95 run through Jasper County. But the short stretch is deadly -- because of trees. More motorists are dying in tree-related wrecks along this main artery to Hilton Head Island than anywhere else along I-95 in South Carolina. And nothing is being done to reverse the deadly trend.

Our two-day series explores the emotional and financial costs of the wrecks and why fixing it is harder than you’d think.

Click or tap here to enter our special presentation of this project.

This story was originally published February 28, 2015 at 8:00 PM.

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