{"id":2992,"date":"2026-07-10T15:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2992"},"modified":"2026-07-10T15:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:38:08","slug":"columbia-man-dead-in-3-vehicle-collision-involving-tractor-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2992","title":{"rendered":"Columbia man dead in 3-vehicle collision involving tractor-trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A Columbia man has been identified as the victim in a fatal three-vehicle collision involving a tractor-trailer Wednesday morning in Lexington County.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2991\">SLED to investigate in-custody death of inmate in South Carolina<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Donerell M. Lykes, 36, died at the scene of the crash, which occurred shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of W.E. Jeffcoat Road and South Carolina Highway 6 in Swansea, Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Lykes was driving north on W.E. Jeffcoat Road when he failed to stop at a stop sign and was struck by an eastbound tractor-trailer at W.E. Jeffcoat\u2019s intersection with Highway 6, the coroner said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Lykes, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was thrown from his Kia Rio and struck by another vehicle that was traveling west on Highway 6, Fisher said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2990\">Landowners seek to overturn approval for huge power plant in South Carolina<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>He was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The driver of the tractor-trailer, which ran off the right side of the road and overturned after striking Lykes\u2019 vehicle, was taken to the hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The third vehicle, described by the South Carolina Highway Patrol as a \u201cdark-in-color sedan,\u201d left the scene prior to the arrival of first responders, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The fatal crash remains under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol and the Lexington County Coroner\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2989\">Downtown Columbia Japanese restaurant permanently closes doors<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 36-year-old Columbia man was identified as the victim in a three-vehicle collision Wednesday on SC Highway 6 in Lexington County, authorities said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-traffic"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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