Crash causes major delays on I-77 in South Carolina

YORK COUNTY, S.C. — A crash on Interstate 77 in York County caused major delays Tuesday morning. 

Multiple lanes of northbound I-77 were shut down due to the crash, which happened near Exit 88 (Gold Hill Road) in Fort Mill. At one point, three lanes were blocked between Gold Hill Road and Exit 85 (SC-160). 

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Drive times into Charlotte were close to two hours at the peak of rush hour. Even U.S. 21, the easiest alternate route around I-77, was backed up with drivers trying to find a way around the mess. All lanes of I-77 were opened by 9:30 a.m. with heavy traffic likely through midday while the jam sorts itself out, troopers said.

Tuesday will be a nasty, raw day in the Carolinas with cold rain in the Charlotte metro and a mix of sleet and freezing rain in the North Carolina mountains. Forecaster Larry Sprinkle says Tuesday's high will only reach the mid-to-upper 40s with some ice accumulation in the High Country. 

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