Goose Creek Man Dies in I-26 Fatality

A Goose Creek man died Monday afternoon in a single-vehicle wreck on Interstate 26. 

Laurence Kelly Engelhardt Jr., 30, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury. The death has been ruled accidental.

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The wreck happened at 2:30 p.m., according to the S.C. Highway Patrol. Engelhardt was reportedly heading east just past Jedburg Road when he ran off the side of the road. His truck hit a tree and caught on fire.

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