The Associated Press reported troopers said the woman, Jennifer Knox, was driving her 2005 BMW and struck a 2014 Kia while trying to pass another vehicle. The crash was head-on, and the area of the highway in which the BMW passed was a no-passing zone, according to WSPA.
Credit: South Carolina Department of Public Safety
Credit: South Carolina Department of Public Safety
Troopers said the BMW overturned and slid down the highway, WHNS reported. The children, later identified as Dylan Clark and Camryn Clark, and Knox were not wearing seat belts.
WSPA reported that the boys were taken to area hospitals, where they later died.
Knox was airlifted to a hospital, troopers said, according to the AP. WSPA reported she faces two counts of felony DUI resulting in death, and child endangerment, two counts of child restraint violation and seat belt violation.
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