Crime & Safety

Greer Wreck Kills One

The South Carolina Highway Patrol said Highway 101 in Greer was closed Tuesday morning after an automobile accident took the life of a motorist.

Investigators with the South Carolina Highway Patrol are on the scene of a deadly accident in Greer that has shut down a stretch of Highway 101 near the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, FoxCarolina.com reports

Lance Cpl. Bill Rhyne confirmed one person had been killed and another injured in a two-car collision that occurred between a truck and a Jeep that left at least one of the vehicles in flames. 

One person, who has yet to be identified, was killed, and another was taken to the hospital via helicopter. 

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