Highway Patrol details I-26 crash that killed 2 men
The South Carolina highway patrol released new details Friday on a crash that killed two men on Interstate 26 last month. Troopers said Josiah Evan was driving east in the westbound lane when his vehicle hit Dyquan Adams at the 107.5 mile marker near Bush River Road on April 19.
Both men were tested and were suspected of having alcohol in their systems at the time of the crash. Troopers said Evan had a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit of 0.08%, while Adams had a reported blood alcohol content over double that limit.
Bush River Road crash details
The latest details narrow the focus to how the crash unfolded on Interstate 26. Troopers said Evan entered the westbound lane while traveling east, a wrong-way movement that led to the collision near the 107.5 mile marker.
That account leaves a single driver at the center of the crash investigation. According to troopers, Josiah Evan was the only party responsible for the crash.
April 19 Interstate 26 crash
The crash happened on April 19, and the highway patrol’s Friday release adds the alcohol findings to the earlier account of two deaths on a major interstate. Dyquan Adams was one of the two men killed, and Evan was the other.
For drivers using Interstate 26 near Bush River Road, the report puts the key facts in one place: where the crash happened, who was involved, how the wrong-way driving unfolded, and what troopers said about alcohol levels. The case now rests on the patrol’s account that Evan’s lane entry caused the fatal collision.
