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Man dies after falling from truck, being run over by trailer in Aiken County
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WJBF) – Authorities say a man has died after falling off the back of a truck and being run over by the trailer the truck was pulling. According to the Aiken County Coroner’s Office, the incident occurred on Friday, August 16th at approximately 4:03 p.m. on the 6000 block of Northside Drive, […]
UPDATE: Woman identified in shooting death off Gordon Highway in Augusta
Augusta authorities are investigating a shooting death in an area between Gordon Highway and Doug Barnard Parkway over the weekend. Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen said via news release that authorities responded to the 200 block of Dan Bowles Road on Saturday. A woman's body was found lying in the road with at...
UPDATE: 3 die in crash outside Augusta after an attempted stop for speeding
A dangerous chase with Augusta authorities on Friday turned deadly. Georgia Department of Public Safety spokesperson Franka Young said via news release that a Blythe police officer tried to stop a Mercury Sable for speeding north on Deans Bridge Road when the suspect allegedly refused to stop. As they approached the Bath Edie...
Family of Aiken County teacher killed by pole settles with utility companies for $30M
Attorneys recently confirmed the family of Jeunelle Robinson, a 31-year-old teacher who was fatally struck by a utility pole as she walked along Main Street in Wagener last year, settled their case against Dominion Energy and Comporium. Robinson, a social studies teacher at Wagener-Salley High School, was walking down Main Street on Aug. 23,...
‘I thought I was going to die’: Man sentenced in Trenton assault
TRENTON, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A Florida man has pleaded guilty to assault and first degree battery charges on Thursday, according to the Edgefield County Sheriffs Office. Patrick Scriven, 36, was sentenced to 10 years in prison at the South Carolina Department of Corrections. A man has been accused of sexual...
Truck crashes through signs blocking Whiskey Road brick wall
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A truck crashed through the Whiskey Road brick wall early Friday morning. Viewers sent us pictures of the accident that happened around 8 a.m. A food distributor truck lost a front tire causing major traffic on I-20 early Friday morning. The truck involved is an ALSCO...
Aiken man pleads guilty to bank fraud, officials say
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - On July 16, a federal grand jury in Columbia returned a three-count indictment against two Aiken men, accusing them of bank fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud. The indictment alleges Thomas Allen Bateman Jr., 50, and Cody Lee Anderson, 37, enticed an elderly woman to...
Traffic accidents kill 2 people in Aiken, Orangeburg counties
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Two people are dead in separate crashes in Aiken and Orangeburg counties. One man is dead in Aiken County after being run over by a trailer outside North Augusta. The Aiken County Coroner’s Office says the incident took place just after 4 p.m., Friday on...
62-year-old dies after being hit by vehicle on Peach Orchard Road
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A 62-year-old was killed after being struck by a vehicle on Peach Orchard Road, the Richmond County Coroner’s Office announced Thursday. Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen says he responded to Wellstar/MCG hospital on Wednesday about a pedestrian death. We learned more about a fatal overdose...
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