Multiple crashes reported in Horry County in frosty wake of Winter Storm Grayson
Public safety crews responded to hundreds of wrecks reported in South Carolina Wednesday during Winter Storm Grayson and the wrecks did not stop Thursday as people ventured out on the ice-covered roads Grayson left behind.
Cpl. Sonny Collins with the South Carolina Highway Patrol said troopers were called out to 379 collisions and assisted 104 motorists from 6 a.m. Wednesday through 6 a.m. Thursday in Troop 5, which covers Horry, Georgetown, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro and Williamsburg counties.
At least 30 crashes were reported in Horry County between 7 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Thursday, according to Steve Pfaff, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Wilmington, North Carolina. Totals in Horry County for Wednesday were not available, but numerous wrecks were also reported as the storm moved in.
SCDOT is out plowing, but the temps are still below freezing and not allowing the ice/snow to melt.
— Trooper Bob (@TrooperBob_SCHP) January 4, 2018
Please stay off the roadways.
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More than 35 wrecks were reported in Georgetown County Wednesday due to the storm, and U.S. Highway 17 near Pawleys Island was closed for hours Wednesday afternoon after power lines fell into the roadway.
Hundreds of crashes were reported in Florence and Darlington counties, Pfaff said.
“That whole area - Darlington, Marlboro, Dillon - the car accident numbers were just unfortunately out of this world,” Pfaff said.
Myrtle Beach police responded to 20 wrecks from Wednesday to Thursday afternoon, according to Capt. Joey Crosby of the Myrtle Beach Police Department.
From Jan. 3, 6 a.m.- Jan. 4, 6 a.m. , SCDPS has worked 916 collisions and assisted 355 motorists in areas of SC that have been impacted by Winter Storm Grayson. Compared to the same time last year, there were 154 collisions and 61 motorists assisted. pic.twitter.com/plAgj58sKX
— SCDPS (@SCDPS_PIO) January 4, 2018
Officials were urging people to stay off of the roads, if at all possible.
Meteorologists warn that any melting snow or ice Thursday afternoon will have the chance to refreeze as temperatures drop into the teens Thursday night.
This story was originally published January 4, 2018 at 10:55 AM with the headline "Multiple crashes reported in Horry County in frosty wake of Winter Storm Grayson."