GRAY COURT, SC : Upstate teen killed on I-385 was heading home from college on Monday, December 12th 2016

The Laurens County Coroner’s Office said a teen stopped to help a stranded driver on his way home from college when his vehicle was struck by an 18-wheeler early Monday morning on I-385.

Deputy Coroner Vickie Cheek said 19- year-old Jacob Robert Oaks, a freshman at College of Charleston, was on his way home to Greer for a few days before final exams. He stopped to help a disabled vehicle on the side of I-385 North near the 18 mile marker in Gray Court when the crash occurred, Cheek said.

The crash happened just after 1 a.m. Oaks died at the scene.

Troopers said Oaks' 2007 Toyota pickup was struck by a Freightliner tractor trailer. Oaks was entrapped and first responders had to use mechanical means to free him from the vehicle.

The driver of the Freightliner, a 54-year-old Clinton man, was also taken to the hospital.

The third vehicle, an unattended 2004 Ford pickup, was also involved, troopers said.

The SC Highway Patrol MAIT Team was called in to reconstruct the crash.

Further details about the crash have not yet been released.

Source :
Upstate teen killed on I-385 was heading home from college