Fatal crash report

Fatal crash in Cherokee County, South Carolina

March 18, 2021 · FARS case 2021-450183

Location as recorded in the police report (35.0749, -81.7415). It may be approximate.
Deaths
2
Vehicles
6
People involved
7
Time
22:21
Thursday

Location and conditions

Road
I-85
Route type
Interstate
Area
Rural
Weather
Clear
Lighting
Dark - Unknown Lighting
Junction
Non-Junction
Intersection type
Not an Intersection
Manner of collision
Front-to-Rear
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In-Transport

Vehicles and occupants

Vehicle 1: 2019 Volvo Truck VNL

Medium and heavy trucks · 1 death in this vehicle · Speeding-related · Police-reported drinking driver

  • Driver · Age 55-64 Fatal injury

Vehicle 2: 2014 Freightliner Cascadia

Medium and heavy trucks · 0 deaths in this vehicle

  • Driver · Age 45-54 Possible injury

Vehicle 3: 2016 Ford F-150

Pickup trucks · 0 deaths in this vehicle

  • Driver · Age 45-54 No apparent injury
  • Passenger · Age 45-54 No apparent injury

Vehicle 4: 2020 Nissan Altima

Cars · 1 death in this vehicle · Police-reported drinking driver

  • Driver · Age 45-54 Fatal injury

Vehicle 5: 2021 Freightliner Cascadia

Medium and heavy trucks · 0 deaths in this vehicle

  • Driver · Age 45-54 No apparent injury

Vehicle 6: 2020 Freightliner Cascadia

Medium and heavy trucks · 0 deaths in this vehicle

  • Driver · Age 25-34 No apparent injury

More about this area

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). FARS records contain no names. Ages are shown as bands and locations as reported by police.