Coroner's office identifies three killed in I-95 accident in Orangeburg Co.
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SANTEE, SC (AP) - The Orangeburg County Coroner's Office has identified three people who died when an SUV collided with a parked tractor trailer rig on Interstate 95 in Orangeburg County on Wednesday.
Authorities say the victims included 2-month-old Dahuana Blue, her brother 6-year-old Lorenza Blue, Jr. and thier mother 42-year-old Diane Blue all of Rocky Mount, NC.
South Carolina Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Judd Jones said the wreck happened shortly before 10:30 a.m. Wednesday just north of the I-26 interchange.
Jones says the SUV was traveling north when the driver ran off the road and struck the rear of the rig parked on the shoulder of the road. Jones says three people in the SUV died at the scene and six others were taken to area hospitals with serious injuries.
Jones says the driver of the rig was not hurt.
Troopers are continuing to investigate the crash.
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