Truck Accident Lawyer Blog

A South Carolina tractor trailer accident caused two deaths yesterday. Local Chester County authorities reported that two children died Monday, March 26 when a logging truck collided with the minivan they were riding in. Chester County, South Carolina, Coroner Terry Tinker says 9 year-old Hannah Quinton of Fort Lawn and 7 year-old Nicholas Cherry of Richburg died when their minivan collided with a logging truck Monday afternoon near Richburg, South Carolina, on Highway 9.

39-year-old Alice Quinton, the girl's mother, was driving when the logging truck hit them. She is in fair condition at a Charlotte, North Carolina, hospital. Two others were injured in the minivan, 7 year-old Timothy Quinton, in critical condition, and Taylor Cherry, in serious condition.

The truck driver, 51-year-old George Rogers, was evaluated at the Chester Regional Medical Center, but he appears to be in comparatively good condition. Rogers was released from the hospital Tuesday morning.

According to South Carolina Highway Patrol Troopers, the minivan was struck by the logging truck as it crossed state Highway 9 near Richburg. During the crash, almost the entire driver's side of the van was torn off. Logs were scattered all across the four-lane highway.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol's specialized MAIT (Multi-disciplinary Accident Investigation Team) unit is investigating who had the right of way at the intersection on state Highway 9. The MAIT Unit investigates complicated and catastrophic vehicle crashes, by using state-of-the-art technology and analysis to reconstruct the collision scene.