Crime & Safety
Tractor Trailer Driver Dies After Fiery Crash
The 45-year-old man died at the Augusta Burn Center on Christmas Day.

The driver of a tractor trailer died on Christmas Day after his vehicle overturned on I-26 and caught on fire earlier this month, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol.Â
The 45-year-old man from Elloree died at the Augusta Burn Center, Cpl. Brent Kelly said.Â
The crash happened around 3:28 a.m. Dec. 4 on I-26 westbound near mile marker 119, Kelly said. The tractor trailer ran off the road, struck a bridge rail, overturned and caught on fire.Â
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Troopers say they don't know what caused the driver to run off the road.
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