Engineers Examine 'Death Zone'

S.C. Department of Transportation highway engineers are looking to curb driver behavior to prevent more fatal crashes along I-26 near Jedburg, according to this article in The Post and Courier.

The stretch of I-26 near Jedburg, dubbed the "Death Zone" by local media, has become a cause for concern in the Charleston region. Charleston County alone saw 11 percent of the state's vehicle wrecks in 2010, according to AAA Carolinas.

Two projects have been identified, both of which focus on alerting inattentive drivers with rumble strips. According to The Post and Courier story, driver error — not the road design — causes most of the accidents.

While I-26 is slated for other intensive improvements, most of those improvements will happen near Columbia.