N.C. man identified in fatal tractor-trailer wreck on I-95 near Clarendon

South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal wreck involving a Freightliner tractor-trailer that occurred on Monday morning, Oct. 22.

According to Master Trooper William Bennett, the driver was traveling southbound on Interstate 95 at about 9:35 a.m. near the 133 mile marker when he ran off the roadway and struck a tree. He was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Clarendon County Coroner Jacqueline Blackwell identified the driver as Alfred Odame, 32, of Charlotte, North Carolina. 

Next of kin has been notified, and an autopsy is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 29, at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.