CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC : Man accused in I-26 crash that killed 9-year-old girl faces DUI charges on Sunday, 23rd October 2016
Charleston, South Carolina
A man accused of causing a six-car crash that killed a 9-year-old girl on I-26 has been charged with DUI felonies.
Dale E. Yarborough was charged with felony death with DUI, reckless homicide and three counts of felony DUI with bodily injury Sunday.
First-responders with the City of North Charleston responded to a multi-car accident with reported injuries Saturday evening, according to Charleston County Consolidated Dispatch.
Dispatchers say a call reporting an accident in the area Cosgrove Avenue exit 216-A came in at 5:58 p.m.
Multiple police cars, EMS vehicles, and fire trucks were on scene.
A total of six vehicles were involved in the accident and six people were taken to MUSC for treatment.
Of those six that were injured, 9-year-old Da'Vieona Hamilton died as a result of the accident.
Yarborough is currently being held at the Charleston County Detention Center.
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Man accused in I-26 crash that killed 9-year-old girl faces DUI charges