Sunny and mild wednesday afternoon. Highs will reach 57 for the upstate and 49 in the mountains. The seasonably cool air will stick with us through the rest of the work week with lots of sunshine on the way. The weekend will be even warmer as highs climb to 67 in the upstate on saturday and 63 in the mountains. Showers will be possible by late sunday. 3 wrap up 3 now lets send it over for the latest on traffic. 3 were watching one accident in Greenville Countyits at white horse road extension and fork shoals road. And one crash in Spartanburg County at fairforest road and north pine streettroopers are reporting injuries there there 3 heres a live look at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam oneye85 3 and we told you about two deadly crashes in greenville on last nights icy roads. Now we know more. About the People Killed. Killed. One crash claimed the life of 17yearold lauryn agnew. She was a senior at southside high school, where counselors are being made available to her friends and classmates. Tr
Who died in upstate accidents related to icy conditions. 3 while the family still has so many questions about what happenedthey say they know lauryn is in a better place but will miss her infectious smile 3 a young life taken too soon 3 she was intelligent you know an she had a lot going for her. Donald irby didnt even get the chance to tell his first grandaughter goodbye goodbye 3 i love her dearly and going to miss her a whole lot. Hes not the only onelauryn agnews aunt, who considered the teen as her own, says the loss is undescribable 3 3 that was my baby, i miss her. Investigators say lauryn was heading down verdae boulevard last nightduring the winter stormwhen she hit a slick spot causing her honda to cross over and hit a tow truck driver head on she died a short time later at the hospital 3 3 there was never a moment that she was just not smiling. She loved her family and her friends. And likely one of if not lauryns best friendher always remember lauryns strength strength 3 sh
A full report in a few minutes. Geoff thank you. The ice brought down trees and power lines. Right now, thousands of people are without power. According to duke energy, more than 24,000 people are without power in the carolinas. You can see the number here in Western North carolina. That number has dropped from 1700 in the last hour. In swain county, less than 200 here in the upstate, less than 700 total. Most are in greenwood county. Troopers are investigating two deadly wrecks impacted by conditions. A man, standing on the side of interstate 385, was forced over a concrete retaining wall and down an embankment. 28yearold clayborn dallas jester was standing at the site of a previous crash when he was forced over the wall. Three others where hospitalized in the collision including a was on site for the first crash. The other deadly wreck involved a head on collision with a tow truck on verde boulevard. The coroner says 17yearold Lauryn Tyona Agnew hit a patch of ice and crossed over th
Conditions this morning. One of the concerns this morning is for black ice on the roads. The temperature is above freezing now but youre still advised to be cautious. Aly myles has been telling us the roads are a little icy but still clear. To show you what it looked like last night, look at this video. This shows the same s. C. Dot camera from i385 at n. Pleasantburg drive. Thats exit 40. Geoff you see on the left traffic at a standstill on the interstate after a few had slid off the interstate. On the right is video from this morning showing the scene , cleared and traffic moving smoothly. Of course very few people on the roads this morning. If you do have to go on the roads, be aware of possible icy patches and take your time. Allyson some schools are concerned with buses on icy roads because of that and the conditions. There are delays at the bottom of the screen. A reported accident about one mile from him that pretty much on highway 226 at highway 64, blocked because of downed tr