LEXINGTON, S.C. — An Alpharetta man is dead after crashing head-on with a tractor trailer in a South Carolina wreck on Thursday afternoon.
According to Chief Deputy Coroner Chandler Clardy with the Lexington County Coroner’s Office in South Carolina, the deadly accident happened around 1:15 p.m. near the 127 mile marker of Interstate 26 westbound in South Carolina.
John Richard Kotleba, a 49-year-old Alpharetta man, was driving eastbound when his car crossed the median. He then struck a tractor trailer head-on before he collided with another car traveling eastbound, killing the woman inside.
Clardy says Kotleba was wearing a seatbelt when the wreck happened. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
The driver of the tractor trailer was taken to a nearby hospital, but the injuries they sustained are unknown.
According to a tweet from a South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper, the wreck blocked all lanes on I-26 westbound for several hours when it happened.
According to Clardy, The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating the fatal collision.