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Monday, May 20, 2013  The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating why a passenger tumbled out of a moving car on Interstate 95 and died after landing in front of a tractor-trailer.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  A state senator wants lawmakers to review Transportation Department plans to remove trees in the median of 30 miles of Interstate 26.

Friday, February 15, 2013  The state Department of Transportation is moving ahead with a $5 million plan to improve safety on a dangerous stretch of Interstate 26.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  The Florida Highway Patrol says a 59-year-old man died after running in front of a tractor trailer on Interstate 95 near Riviera Beach.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012  Authorities say Interstate 20 is closed in Darlington County after deputies found possible explosive devices in the car of an Army deserter during a traffic stop.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012  A 45-year-old South Carolina man has died after a night-time hit-and-run on Interstate 95 in Clarendon County.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a hit-and-run collision where one person was struck and killed early Tuesday morning.

Monday, July 09, 2012  Jasper County authorities have released the names of two Columbia women killed in a wreck on Interstate 95 near Hardeeville.

Monday, February 06, 2012  The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a fiery crash on Interstate 95 in Colleton County that injured nine people.

Friday, December 16, 2011  Hundreds of jobs in construction are coming to Orangeburg County thanks to a federal grant from the Obama Administration. Friday morning Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez announcing a federal transportation grant awarded to the county.

Monday, August 22, 2011  Ridgeland still faces a legal battle over its use of speed cameras on Interstate 95, even though the city ended the program months ago.

Thursday, August 04, 2011  233 pounds of pure cocaine, individually packaged and hidden in furniture inside a tractor-trailer... That's what Florence County sheriff's deputies found when they stopped the semi on Interstate 95 Thursday morning.

Monday, July 25, 2011  The Tuskegee Airmen were honored in Walterboro Sunday as a section of Interstate 95 in Colleton County was named after them.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011  Legislators have advanced a bill meant to stop a South Carolina town from using a camera and radar system to send traffic tickets through the mail.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011  The bill unanimously advanced Wednesday by a House Judiciary subcommittee would require an officer to stop a driver along the roadside and hand them a traffic ticket in person.