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  Chase ends in motorcycle crash

  It happened around 2:15 a.m. on Old Airport Road and Park Avenue.

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  UPDATE: Deputy in critical condition after motorcycle accident on I-20

  A deputy is in critical condition after an accident involving a motorcycle on Interstate 20.

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  Woman arrested on DUI charge after 3-car accident in North Augusta

  Investigators say Aleaka Danielle Baker rear-ended a 2008 Honda Fit, which then hit a Honda Odyssey at the traffic light on Martintown Road at Georgia Avenue.

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  UPDATE: Cyclist identified in fatal hit-and-run on Mike Padgett Highway; search ongoing for driver

  Deputies are now looking for a red and white Dodge Ram pickup, possibly made between 2003 and 2005. The truck has damage to to the front passenger side and the passenger side mirror is missing.

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  Construction set to begin on River Watch Parkway extension

  Tuesday's meeting was to get feedback on a detour. They will be adding a bridge over the railroad tracks, so for about 30 days, they will close down part of Columbia Industrial Boulevard.

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  Overturned big rig clogs up traffic on Mike Padgett

  Investigators say the truck was heading onto I-520 westbound when the driver overcorrected and the truck tipped over.

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  UPDATE: Man dies after motorcycle accident on Gordon Highway

  Coroner Grover Tuten has confirmed the motorcycle driver involved in an accident on Gordon Highway last week has died.

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  Operation Thunder moves downtown to help with patrols

  So far Operation Thunder has arrested 34 fugitives, from robbery to carjacking suspects. They have made 15 felony arrests, 50 drug arrests and written more than 250 DUI citations.

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  Traffic changes planned for Aiken on Tuesday

  The team will close both westbound lanes of Rutland Drive near Northland Boulevard starting at 9 a.m. Both directions of traffic will be sharing the eastbound lanes.

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  UPDATE: 1 dead after accident in Burke Co.

  Crews are on the scene of an accident involving an 18-wheeler and a pickup truck on Highway 23.

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  UPDATE: Chase ends in accident, suspect taken into custody

  Deputies say the chase began at the Providence Apartments on Southgate Drive around 10:30 p.m. Sunday and ended on Richmond Hill Road.

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  UPDATE: 2 injured in head-on collision near Aiken High School

  Two people were taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a head-on collision near Aiken High School.

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  Early morning wreck sends 1 to hospital

  Officials say the woman was traveling westbound on Williston Road, hit an embankment and rolled over on the side of the road.

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  Richmond Co. road closed after sewer line collapse

  A portion of an Augusta road is closed until further notice while crews repair a collapsed sewer line.

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  Early morning wreck sends 3 to hospital

  Richmond County deputies say a car rolled over on Mike Padgett Highway near International Paper around 3 a.m.

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  UPDATE: 2 dead, 1 injured after accident on Storm Branch Road

  The coroner is on the scene of an accident on Storm Branch Road in Aiken County. The accident happened Friday evening near Pine Log Road.

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  UPDATE: Coroner confirms death of 2-year-old in Appling

  Coroner Vernon Collins says Sky Allen was pronounced dead after the accident but that they are not sure if the accident is the cause of death.

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  Search is on for 2 men who ran from accident involving stolen car

  Deputies are looking for two men who ran from an accident involving a stolen vehicle.

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  Crash kills 1 teen, leaves another injured

  It happened at about 1:30 a.m. on Piper Road, killing the driver, 18-year-old Justin G. Cantwell, and critically injuring 17-year-old Dustin Day.

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  Richmond Co. road closed during railroad crossing repair

  A portion of 6th Street will be closed until Tuesday while crews replace a railroad crossing and repave the intersection.

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  Report: Motorcycle deaths decline slightly in Ga.

  New numbers show that Georgia has seen a slight drop in the number of motorcycle fatalities.

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  Lane closures in effect at intersection of Columbia, Washington roads

  The closures will be for most of the day on Monday while the traffic signal at the intersection undergoes repair for damages sustained from a car running into the traffic signal cabinet.

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  Deputy involved in accident on Lumpkin Road

  Crews were on the scene of an accident involving a deputy and another driver in front of Mount Zion Apartments on Lumpkin Road.

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  UPDATE: 4-vehicle wreck slows morning traffic

  Columbia County deputies are investigating a morning crash involving four vehicles that slowed traffic.

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  Westbound lanes of I-20 closed near exit 194

  An accident on I-20 westbound near exit 194 is causing traffic. Both westbound lanes are said to be closed.