Three people injured in crash on 17 Bypass in Myrtle Beach near Coastal Grand
Three people were injured in a three-car crash Monday afternoon, police say.
The crash shut down all traffic going north on U.S. Hwy.-17 Bypass in Myrtle Beach, but was cleared in less than an hour, the state transportation department said.
The accident near Coastal Grand Mall comes on one of the busiest travel days the Grand Strand has seen so far this year.
Separately, two people died this weekend as the result of car accidents.
Jerry Jones, from Philadelphia, was involved in a crash on Hwy. 22 East on May 23. He was transported to Grand Strand Medical Center where he died on Friday evening from multiple traumatic injuries. Jones, 60, driving a motorcycle.
South Carolina Highway Patrol is still investigating his death.
Lacy Pratt was crossing S. Kings Hwy. between 11th and 12th Avenues in Myrtle Beach Friday morning when her car struck an oncoming vehicle. She was also taken to Grand Strand Medical Center and died of her injuries Saturday evening.
She was 27 and lived in Myrtle Beach.
No other injuries were reported in the case. The Myrtle Beach Police Department is investigating.
This story was originally published May 31, 2021 at 6:23 PM.
