ANDERSON, SC, (April 21, 2026) – A two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning on Interstate 85 in Anderson County claimed the life of a 24-year-old Easley woman, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Authorities said Tyra Carmen Letitia Bradley was a front-seat passenger in a Ford F-150 traveling north near mile marker 9 when the driver lost control of the vehicle. The truck veered off the roadway and struck a tractor-trailer that was parked on the right shoulder.
Bradley was airlifted to Greenville Memorial Hospital, where she later died from injuries sustained in the crash.
The driver of the Ford, whose identity has not been released, was also transported to a hospital with injuries.
Troopers reported that the driver of the Ford fell asleep at the wheel, causing the vehicle to leave the roadway and collide with the parked 18-wheeler.
The incident remains under investigation.
