A stretch of Mills Avenue at Augusta Street in Greenville was shut down Wednesday night after a deadly crash, with officers confirming the closure was tied to an active death investigation. The road closed around 8:40 p.m. as crews descended on the busy South Greenville intersection to piece together what happened.
According to FOX Carolina News, the Greenville Police Department reported that the road was closed while officers investigated a deadly crash. The outlet reported on the closure Wednesday night. Per officers cited in that report, Mills Avenue at Augusta Street remained shut down specifically because the department’s Traffic Reconstruction Unit was working the collision.
The Greenville County Coroner’s Office is also investigating the crash, the station’s report notes. The report does not detail whether that investigation is a standard step in fatal traffic collisions or describe the coroner’s authority. It also does not detail which unit handles physical scene analysis.
How Investigators Reconstruct a Fatal Wreck
The Greenville Police Department’s Traffic Reconstruction Unit is identified by the City of Greenville, though the supplied description does not detail its training or methods. The unit investigates serious or fatal crashes, and the intersection stayed closed well into the evening rather than reopening quickly. Investigating officers in cases like this may complete reports, but the supplied records do not identify a specific form or its contents…