Cherokee Co. Crash Report – 1 critically injured, 1 dead after I-85 crash near Blacksburg

Crash Report – I-85, 

Blacksburg, SC

Report ID: 2023 

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown

Traffic Unit 1: Passenger Vehicle 

Traffic Unit 2: Tractor-Trailer 

Occupants: 3

Injuries/Fatalities: Yes

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Yes

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown

Road Surface Condition: Dry

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Unknown

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): 

Narrative

One person was lifted in critical condition and another lost their life in a crash between a car and a tractor-trailer on I-85 near Blacksburg after 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 27th. The driver of Traffic Unit 1, hit a retainer wall, and then was struck by the driver of Traffic Unit 2, according to the Cherokee County Coroner’s Office. The impact caused the driver of Traffic Unit 1 – 56-year-old Leigh Ann Hamilton Marshall – and the passenger with her to get trapped inside the car. Marshall suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, while the passenger with her was sent to a hospital with critical, life-threatening injuries. 

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This sample is based on information provided by WCBD and is NOT intended to be used as an official South Carolina crash report. 

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