MARION -- For the second time in a week the main route from Florence to Myrtle Beach was shut down when South Carolina Highway Patrol officials investigated a fatal crash Thursday.
Marion County Coroner Jerry Richardson identified the latest victim as Darren Keith Murry, 36, of Hopkins.
Murray died Thursday when an 18-wheeler collided with a garbage truck in the east-bound lanes near Turner's BP station.
Traffic was rerouted through an adjoining neighborhood while the clean-up and investigation took palce.
Thursday's crash came a week after a four-car crash involving an 18-wheeler, a dump truck and two passenger vehicles on the US 76 bridge over the Great Pee Dee River killed two people and closed both sides of the road for 12 hours
In that crash, Multi-disciplinary Accident Investivation Team (MAIT) officials requested witnesses contact them to aid in their investigation.
"We can do all the enforcement in the world but we need drivers to do their part," South Carolina Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Sonny Collins said.
The road between Marion and Florence is one of the most heavily traveled in the area by local commuters and business traffic and is a favorite of computer mapping programs and GPS navigation units, Collins said.
"Highway 76 has always been one of our most highly visible roadways to see state troopers on because it's a major route to Myrtle Beach," Collins said.
That enforcement focus will continue, Collins added.
"The drivers of these vehicles have to pay attention and not be distracted," Collins said.
The drivers also need to pay attention to speed limits, the trooper added.
"Until they do their part we may continue to see more collisions," Collins said.
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