Boiling Springs, SC : Two teen graduates killed in head-on crash in Spartanburg County on Friday night, December 23, 2016
Boiling Springs, South Carolina
Troopers said two 19-year-old women died after a head-on crash in Boiling Springs late Friday night.
According to Highway Patrol it happened around 11:15 p.m. on South Carolina Highway 9.
Troopers said the driver of a pick-up truck crossed over the center line and hit a four-door Toyota head-on. The driver of the Toyota was entrapped in the car and pronounced dead on the scene and a passenger in her car died at the hospital, according to troopers.
The coroner said Melissa Marie Frilot of Inman died on the scene and Kortlynn Brianna Smith of Inman died at the hospital. Family members said both women were graduates of Chapman High School.
Officials with Spartanburg County School District One had this to say about the tragedy:
Troopers said a third victim, also in the Toyota, went to the hospital with injuries. Family members said she suffered a broken arm, two broken legs, and was undergoing surgery Saturday morning.
The driver of the pick-up truck was also taken to the hospital with injuries.
Troopers said the MAIT team was called to reconstruct the crash and take over the investigation.
Source :
School district releases statement on 2 teen graduates killed in head-on crash in Spartanburg Co.