Crime & Safety
West Columbia Moped Driver Killed in Crash
The 29-year-old man wrecked at the intersection of Huger and Gervais streets Sunday.

A West Columbia man died after the moped he was driving collided with a car at the intersection of Huger and Gervais streets Sunday, Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said.
Daniel Russell, 29, of Colonial Drive in West Columbia crashed around 9 p.m. Sunday, Watts said. He was transported to Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital. Â
Russell was pronounced dead around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Watts said. He died from multiple trauma associated with the wreck.
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The Columbia Police Department is investigating the crash.
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