Mother, two children die in fiery crash after car strikes alligator in roadway

[raccoon]

Mother, two children die in fiery crash after car strikes alligator in roadway, troopers say

Crash happened on Interstate 95 in Orangeburg

WYFF 4 Updated: 5:41 PM EDT May 7, 2018
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WIS) —

A mother and her two children are dead after a car struck an alligator in the middle of the road on Interstate 95, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

Highway Patrol troopers said the accident happened at 12:49 a.m. Monday in the northbound lane of I-95 when the driver of a 2011 Kia Soul struck the alligator.

The car then ran off the left side of the road, hit a tree and caught fire, troopers said.

The driver and two passengers were killed. Amber Stanley, 24, her 4-year-old son, Jack and her 2-year-old daughter Autumn, from Callahan, Florida, died of thermal injuries due to the vehicle fire.

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[Lochloosa]

1. The Grandfather was our UPS driver.

UPS called us and made the driver stay here till someone came and gave him the news. Sucked.

[madaboutharry]

2. So terribly sad.

I hope one day that their loved ones may find some peace.

[Kirk Lover]

3. It just takes one instant. ( nt

[raccoon]

4. And driving at night, at interstate speeds, even if you see an alligator in

the road, you probably wouldn't have time to avoid it.

The same could be said of other wildlife.