The collision was reported shortly before 3 a.m. on Interstate 526, and a third driver was taken to a local hospital.
North Charleston, SC - October 28, 2026
Two drivers died after a collision on Interstate 526 near the Don Holt Bridge in North Charleston, according to the Post and Courier. Police said a man from the United Kingdom, reported as Jake Stevens, 35, was driving the wrong way when the crash happened.
Key Facts
- Date: October 25, 2026 (crash), with the coroner's announcement made October 28, 2026
- Location: Don Holt Bridge on Interstate 526, North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
- Type of crash: Wrong-way collision
- Vehicles involved: Three cars
- Injuries / fatalities: Two deaths; one driver was transported to a local hospital
- Responding agencies: North Charleston Police Department; Charleston County Coroner's Office
- Reported by: Post and Courier
Crash Overview
Shortly before 3 a.m. on October 25, according to the report, Jake Stevens's car struck another vehicle on Interstate 526. The impact left Stevens and the other driver pinned inside their cars. Stevens had been traveling toward Daniel Island in westbound lanes that the report describes as serving North Charleston traffic.
The Charleston County Coroner's Office said on October 28 that Stevens and Robert Brown, a 49-year-old from West Ashley, were both declared dead at the crash location. A third car then crashed into the wreckage, and its driver was taken to a local hospital. The reporting does not say who that driver is or how that person is doing.
The North Charleston Police Department is investigating and has asked anyone who saw the collision to contact the agency through its CrimeWatch portal. The reporting says it is unclear when or where either Stevens or the other driver entered the westbound lanes in the wrong direction. Separately, the Post and Courier reported that South Carolina Department of Transportation traffic cameras along I-526 provide live views of the roadway but do not record footage. The newspaper also noted that a similar wrong-way collision occurred on the same stretch of I-526 a little more than a year earlier, around the same time of day.