Vehicles hit each other at around 9 pm tonight. It happened also Platt Springs road off of orangeburg word road. Few details released but we do have item on the phone. He is with the sheriffs department. We are very early in what will be a late fee process with this incident. What i can share with you is that to Lexington County Sheriffs Department vehicles were involved in a collision. That included two deputies and one reserve deputy. They were responding to a call of a burglary and process. That is when the collision occurred. As per policy, the South Carolina Highway Patrol is the agency that looks into the collision. They are beginning the early stages of their investigation. All three of our deputies were transported with injuries and we are not certain what kind of injuries at this point. Our first question tonight are the injuries serious . A looks like they will be okay but i dont want to speculate. We are still early in this process but we are certainly hoping for the past an
For more on what we can expect. Lets turn things kennedy. 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. Good news there are no trouble spots to report in or around the capital city but as always. We will continue to keep our eyes on the road and update you if anything changes for your morning commute. Abc columbia wants to help you jump start your day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. So, lets get started. We are just one day away from the gop firstinthesouth primary. Right here in South Carolina. With the republican president ial hopefuls making a last minute push to gain votes here in the palmetto state. Last night. Undecided voters got to hear from donald trump, john kasich and jeb bush at a town hall at the Usc Law School. Hosted by cnn highlights. 33 thanks grace. And hall. John kasich is still reaching out to voters here in the capital city. Hell be holding a town hall at sentates end. This morning at ten. He also has
Eric weisfeld. And im 33 rochelle dean. Were live from main and gervais. The times now 5 00. Its a chillier start to your thursday. But for this time of the morning its still not too bad. Yeah. A little cooler than previous days this week but that could change 33 soon. Lets turn things over to meteorologist jonathan of the day. 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. And good news. There are no trouble spots to report on the roads in or around the capital city. Well be sure to keep an eye on the roads and keep you updated for your morning commute. Abc columbia wants to help you jump start your day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. Its chance for have their questions answered. Republican president ial candidates donald trump, jeb bush and john kasich will all be in columbia tonight. Taking part in a town hall hosted by cnn. Thats at eight tonight. At the university of South Carolina school of law auditorium. Ahead of to
Today, the rising water came close to homes already damaged by the historic floods in october. Mike desumma is live in the pine glen neighborhood off of bush river road. He joins us now with more. Mike for some of the homeowners there this it is charles especially when you consider that months after those major floods in the fall many people here are still in the rebuilding process. You can see some of these homes on carinbrook drive behind me which are no theres a creek that sits behind the homes. That creek like many spots feeds off of lake murray where sce g opened emergency spill gates overnight as more water flowed down from the upstate. That in turn caused more water to flow downstream winding up in peoples backyards. For some residents its a really hard thing to see. Some told me theyre currently going through the permitting process with the county putting down money and trying to do whats necessary to rebuild their homes. They said seeing this water rising again just makes them
Sce g has notified emergency officials and will begin opening the gate at 4 a. M. Releasing up to an additional 18,000 cubic feet per second into the lower saluda river. If my math is correct, thats about an olympic sized Swimming Pool every five seconds or so. Sce g says it will continue to monitor lake levels to determine if additional actions will be necessary over the next 48 hours. Meanwhile, flood victims in pine glen tell me theyre worried. We were notified because you showed up at our door and let us know that, you know, they were going to be opening the flood gate at four in the morning. My mother and i, right now, are, you know, staying inside of a little camper here. Its up on cinderblocks, so, you know, were not exactly in a safe place. We dont feel as if were prepared at this point. To facebook and twitter, but the neighbors i talked to say they hadnt been checking social media. The utility says, nevertheless, homes along the lower saluda shouldnt be affected like they wer