Driver Identified in I-20 Tractor Trailer Wreck

A Columbia man has been identified as the driver of the vehicle involved in a tractor trailer collision on Interstate 20. 

Michael Simpson, 29, of Columbia, was , Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said in a release.

Watts said the vehicle struck the rear end of the tractor trailer at a high rate of speed.

According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, a Volkswagon that was driving behind the Nissan hit Simpson who was ejected from the vehicle.

The driver of the Volkswagon stopped for a short time but then left the scene.

Simpson died at the scene, Watts said. 

The South Carolina Highway Patrol continues to investigate.