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Coroner identifies five killed in fiery crash on I-26 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina

WYFF 4 logoUpdated: 7:47 AM EST Feb 28, 2024

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Anne Newman

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SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. —

Five people are dead after a fiery crash involving a car hauler shut down lanes on Interstate 26 Saturday night in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

 

The crash happened in both the westbound and eastbound lanes on Interstate 26 near mile-marker 12 just before 9:30 p.m. Saturday.

 

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This is near the Highway 292 exit.

 

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Charles Hooker

Tuesday night, Coroner Rusty Clevenger of the Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as:

 

Ashia Michelle Ballenger, 35 of Campobello

Ashton Isaiah Olley, 14, of Spartanburg

Jaicurious Treyvon Gist, 11, of Spartanburg

Jalecia Andrea Gist, 8, of Spartanburg.

Leroy Covington, 57, of Campobello (Presumptive only. DNA will be required for positive ID)

According to Clevenger, all the children are from the same family.

 

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Ballenger was the children’s aunt, and Covington was their grandfather.

 

Victims of I-26 crash in Spartanburg County

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I-26 crash victims

Watch witness video above and below from Chuck Hooker.

 

State troopers said a commercial car hauler hit a vehicle from behind in the westbound lanes. That collision caused the car hauler to cross the median and cable barriers, troopers said.

 

According to investigators, after crossing into the eastbound lanes, the vehicle was hit by another car.

 

Troopers said the driver of the truck was also injured and taken to a hospital.

 

Both sides of I-26 were closed for several hours because of the crash but reopened early Sunday morning.

 

A GoFundMe was started to help the family.

 

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