Crime & Safety
One Killed in Highway 61 Wreck
A woman was killed Monday morning on Highway 61 northbound after driving off the road/

Traffic piled up on Highway 61 near the Charleston and Dorchester County line after a 2006 Kia drove off the road and struck a tree Monday morning.
The driver, Debra Howell Bailey, 52, of Summerville, was killed in the collision. Witnesses allegedly attempted to pull her from the vehicle as it caught fire, according to Dorchester County Coroner Chris Nisbet.
The driver who was not wearing a seatbelt, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol who investigated the accident scene.
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The Highway Patrol is still investigating the cause of the wreck. Dorchester County Sheriff deputies were on scene and temporarily diverted traffic down Dorchester Road.Â
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