Student Dies in Fatal Wreck |Belton, SC

Belton, SC| Craytonville, Rock Springs Fire Departments, Medshore Ambulance Service, Anderson County EMS Paramedics, and Anderson County Coroner’s Office responded to Clamp Drive and Ernest Lane for a fatal motor vehicle accident. Coroner Greg Shore said that a bird hit the windshield of the Chevrolet S-10. The driver overcorrected and hit a tree. Shore said the driver was seat belted and is critical. The driver was taken to a trauma center. The passenger, a 17-year-old woman, was not wearing her seatbelt and died at the scene. Shore said that the passenger and the driver had a four-month-old baby and had early dismissal from school to get the baby from daycare. The baby was not in the vehicle. The driver and passenger were Belton-Honea Path High School students. The Coroner’s Office has not released the identity of the deceased.

Update: The Anderson County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of the 17-year-old female as Abbigail Callaham of Belton. The Coroner’s Office said that the cause of death was multiple traumatic injuries.

The accident is still under investigation by the Anderson County Coroner’s Office, The South Carolina Highway Patrol, and the MAIT Team.

Anderson School District Two released a statement to their Facebook page.

It is with great sadness that we inform our ASD2 family of the death of 11th grade student Abbigail “Grace” Callaham. Grace was involved in a vehicle accident this morning after leaving BHP. We will have extra counselors at BHP to provide grief support to students and staff. Please keep Grace’s family in your thoughts and prayers as they navigate through this difficult time.

Additionally, we ask that you keep 12th grade student Thomas Kennedy and his family in your thoughts and prayers as he was also involved in the accident and is currently in critical condition.

We will host our annual See You at the Pole tomorrow at 7:30am at BHP, where we will lift up prayers for both of these students and their families.