2 dead after wrong-way crash on I-26 in Richland County

2 dead after wrong-way crash on I-26 in Richland County

Two people died early Sunday after a wrong-way driver on I-26 near the I-20 interchange in Richland County caused a head-on crash around 2:30 a.m.

Victims identified in head-on collision on I-26 Sunday

RICHLAND CO., S.C. (WOLO) – The Richland County Coroner’s Office has identified the victims of a head-on collision on I-26 Sunday. Coroner Naida Rutherford identified the victims as Josiah J. Evan, 24, of Columbia, & Dyquan Hykeem-Jamaal, 31, of Lexington. According to investigators, at 2:25 a.m., Evan was driving his 2023 Hyundai Sedan east in the westbound lanes near mile marker 107.5, when he struck Hykeem-Jamaal’s 2018 Nissan SUV head-on. Bo…