SPARTANBURG, SC (FOX CAROLINA) - A man has died following a crash on Tuesday, August 17 at about 4:43 p.m. in Spartanburg County, according to the Spartanburg Coroner’s Office.
The Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 26-year-old Spencer Thomas Wilson. Wilson was pronounced dead today at 6 p.m. at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the crash happened near the 26 mile marker on I-26. Troopers said the driver of a tractor trailer was stopped facing west on I-26 when Wilson, also traveling west, hit the trailer in the rear.
Troopers also said Wilson was wearing a seatbelt and had to be mechanically extracted from the car. They also said the driver of the tractor trailer was not injured and was also wearing a seatbelt.