SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. — A driver whose car was stopped on Interstate 85 in Spartanburg County died after an SUV hit the vehicle from behind, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
The crash happened just before 10 a.m. Monday in the southbound lanes near mile marker 75.
Troopers said a Toyota sedan was stopped in the roadway and was hit from behind by a BMW SUV.
Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger said Michael Anthony Lorenz, 61, of Fuquay Varina, NC died at the scene.
The driver of the BMW was taken to the hospital, troopers said.