Coroner: Chase led to deadly I-95 tractor trailer crash near Georgia, South Carolina state line

Officials have confirmed the deceased as a 25-year-old Pooler man.

Officials have confirmed the deceased as a 25-year-old Pooler man.

BREAKING THIS MORNING - A DEADLY CRASH-- SHUTS--DOWN-- ALL- - NORTH-BOUND LANES-- OF-- EYE-95-- NEAR-- THE-- HAR- DEE-VILLE-- EXIT. WJCL'S DANIEL ROBINSON JOINS US NOW - WITH THE DETAILS... ASHLEY - IM STANDING HERE ON I-95 JUST DOWN FROM EXIT 5 IN HARDEEVILLE... TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CRASH -- <> WHAT WE KNOW RIGHT NOW IS THAT AROUND 10:10 LAST NIGHT A 2006 HONDA ACCORD WAS HEADING NORTH ON 95 WHEN IT STRUCK AN 18 - WHEELER THAT WAS ALSO DRIVING NORTH. HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THE 18 WHEELER OVERTURNED DURING THE CRASH AND THE DRIVER OF THE HONDA WAS KILLED. THIS SECTION OF THE ROAD - FROM AROUND THE SOUTH CAROLINA WELCOME CENTER - TRAVELING TO HARDEEVILLE AT EXIT 5 IS STILL CLOSED. YOU'LL WANT TO TAKE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE RIGHT NOW IF YOU NEED TO COME THROUGH THIS STRETCH OF HIGHWAY. WE ARE WORKING TO LEARN THE NAME OF THE DRIVER WHO DIED - BUT SO FAR THAT HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED. THE HIGHWAY PATROL IS STILL INVESTIGATING BUT NO WORD YET IF THERE WILL BE ANY CHARGES. WE WILL HAVE MORE DETAILS ON AIR AND ONLINE AS THIS STORY DEVELOPS THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. REPORTING IN JASPER COUNTY, DROB, WJCL 22 NEWS.

Coroner: Chase led to deadly I-95 tractor trailer crash near Georgia, South Carolina state line

Officials have confirmed the deceased as a 25-year-old Pooler man.

Update 3:51 p.m.: The deceased driver of the Honda Accord has been identified as Freddie Holmes Jr. 25, of Pooler. The Jasper County Coroner's Office confirmed that the crash was the result of a police chase. According to scanner traffic, the chase originated in Port Wentworth.WJCL has repeatedly reached out to Port Wentworth Police for comment but we have not heard back.Initial report: The left lane on I-95 is back open after a deadly crash shut down both northbound lanes overnight near Hardeeville. However, traffic still remained backed up into Georgia as of 10 a.m.The crash happened around the 2.5-mile marker in Jasper County.Both lanes were closed until around 6 a.m.The South Carolina Highway Patrol says a 2006 Honda Accord was heading northbound on I-95 when it struck an 18-wheeler, who was also traveling northbound, around 10:10 p.m. Monday.Highway Patrol says the 18-wheeler overturned during the crash and the driver of the Honda Accord was killed. No word on if the driver of the tractor-trailer was injured.The crash is still under investigation and the identity of the driver killed has not been released.

JASPER COUNTY, S.C. —

Update 3:51 p.m.:

The deceased driver of the Honda Accord has been identified as Freddie Holmes Jr. 25, of Pooler.

The Jasper County Coroner's Office confirmed that the crash was the result of a police chase. According to scanner traffic, the chase originated in Port Wentworth.

WJCL has repeatedly reached out to Port Wentworth Police for comment but we have not heard back.

Initial report: The left lane on I-95 is back open after a deadly crash shut down both northbound lanes overnight near Hardeeville. However, traffic still remained backed up into Georgia as of 10 a.m.

The crash happened around the 2.5-mile marker in Jasper County.

Both lanes were closed until around 6 a.m.

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The South Carolina Highway Patrol says a 2006 Honda Accord was heading northbound on I-95 when it struck an 18-wheeler, who was also traveling northbound, around 10:10 p.m. Monday.

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Highway Patrol says the 18-wheeler overturned during the crash and the driver of the Honda Accord was killed. No word on if the driver of the tractor-trailer was injured.

The crash is still under investigation and the identity of the driver killed has not been released.

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Coroner: Chase led to deadly I-95 tractor trailer crash near Georgia, South Carolina state line

Officials have confirmed the deceased as a 25-year-old Pooler man.

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