{"id":2367,"date":"2026-06-29T15:06:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T15:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2367"},"modified":"2026-06-29T15:06:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T15:06:47","slug":"lexington-suffers-from-traffic-will-the-murdaugh-hearing-making-it-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2367","title":{"rendered":"Lexington suffers from traffic. Will the Murdaugh hearing making it worse?"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>All true crime eyes are set on the small town of Lexington, as the once-convicted killer Alex Murdaugh attends a hearing at the Marc H. Westbrook Judicial Center on the town\u2019s Main Street. Already an often congested corridor, is the hearing worsening traffic?<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2366\">Only have a day? Here are 5 ways to spend 24 hours in Lexington County<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Murdaugh, a disgraced Lowcountry attorney, was convicted of brutally killing his wide and son in 2023 and has been in prison ever since. It was widely-dubbed South Carolina \u201ctrial of the century.\u201d But on Monday, he returned to a courtroom, after his murder conviction was overturned by the state Supreme Court in May.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>As the hearing commenced just after 10 a.m., Google Maps said there was \u201cheavy traffic\u201d in the area on Main Street, especially in the westbound lane.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A line of people hoping to get into the courtroom had started forming outside the courthouse as early as 4 a.m. on Monday morning, The State reported.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2365\">SC tests beaches for bacteria biweekly. What are Myrtle Beach visitors swimming in?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Lexington County Sheriff\u2019s Department, along with the Lexington Police Department, warned of potential congestion in the area.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe understand there is a high public interest in this hearing,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s department wrote on social media. \u201cTraffic and parking areas will be more congested than normal. We ask everyone to keep that in mind as they travel to or near the courthouse Monday morning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2363\">One person killed when moped and car collide in Lexington County, SC cops say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lexington Main Street faced heavier traffic as Alex Murdaugh returned for a pretrial hearing, with authorities warning of congestion and limited parking near the courthouse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-traffic"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lexington suffers from traffic. 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