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TO TURNER. WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR BACK. >> AN UPSTATE WOMAN IS DEAD, AND TONIGHT A MAN IS FACING FELONY CHARGES ACCUSED OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. >> RENEE WUNDERLICH JOINS US LIVE OUTSIDE THE GREENVILLE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER WITH WHAT HAPPENED. RENEE? >> BRADLEY WEDLOCK IS BEING HELP ON $75,000 BOND. I SPOKE WITH SOME OF HIS FAMIL MEMBERS AS HE WENT BEFORE A JUDG 49-YEAR-OLD BRADLEY WEDLOCK FROM TAYLORS, SOUTH CAROLINA HEARD THE CHARGES HE’S FACING, TWO FELONY DUI’S. HIS UNCLE WAS IN COURT SPOKE TO AND SPOKE TO US AFTER THE HEARING. HE SAID WE COULD RECORD, BUT DIDN’T WANT HIS FACE ON CAMERA. >> WE ARE GOING TO STICK BY BRAD, AND THE FAMILY THAT THIS HAPPENED TO, WE ARE SO SORRY. SO SORRY. WE WOULDN’T LIKE ANYTHING LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN. WE HAD NO IDEA THIS HAPPENED TO HIM. IT’S JUST A THING THAT HAPPENED . HE’S A GOOD GUY, HE HAS A GOOD HEART. >> THE CAR CRASH HAPPENED TUESDAY AT 8:00 P.M. ON WADE HAMPTON BOULEVARD. THE GREENVILLE COUNTY CORONER SAYS 32-YEAR-OLD KATHY ANN MYERS DIED AT THE HOSPITAL AFTER BEING TRANSPORTED FROM THE SCENE. TWO OTHERS WERE INJURED. SHE WAS THE PASSENGER IN ONE OF THE TWO CARS TROOPERS SAY WEDLOCK SLAMMED INTO THOSE TWO CARS WERE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. TROOPER JOE HOVIS COULDN’T SPEAK SPECIFFICALLY TO TUESDAY NIGHT’S CRASH SINCE IT’S STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION, BUT SAYS THAT HALF OF FATAL CRASHES IN SOUTH CAROLINA ARE CAUSED BY DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. >> WITH THE AVAILABILITY AND TECHNOLOGY OF THINGS WE HAVE LIKE LIFT AND UBER, A TAXI CAB OR EVEN HAVING A PLAN FOR IT A DESIGNATED SOBER DRIVER, ITS A WONDER WHY PEOPLE STILL CHOO TO DRINK AND GET INTO A CAR AND DRIVE.

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A Greenville woman died when a DUI driver slammed into the back of a car at a red light, according to authorities. The crash happened just before 8 p.m. on Wade Hampton Boulevard near Tappan Drive, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol. The coroner said Kathy Ann Myers of Greenville died at the hospital. According to the coroner, Myers, 32, was wearing a seat belt. She was a passenger in a car stopped at a traffic light on Wade Hampton Boulevard. Troopers said Bradley Medlock, 49 from Taylors, South Carolina, slammed into two cars stopped at a light. On the night of the crash troopers reported the suspect's name as Bradley Wedlock and later confirmed it was Bradley Medlock. Two other people were hurt in the crash. Wedlock went before a judge Wednesday afternoon for his bond hearing at the Greenville County Detention Center. He's being charged with felony DUI resulting in death, and felony DUI resulting in great bodily injury.Wedlock’s uncle, Roger Green, was in court and spoke to media after the hearing. “We are going to stick by Brad,” Green said, choking back tears, “And the family that this happened to, we are so sorry. So sorry we wouldn’t like anything like this to happen. We had no idea this happened to him. It’s just a thing that happened he’s a good guy, he has a good heart.” If convicted, Wedlock could face up to 40 years in prison.Trooper Joe Hovis couldn’t speak specifically to Tuesday night’s crash since it is still under investigation.But Hovis tells WYFF News 4 that half of fatal crashes in South Carolina are caused by driving under the influence (DUI), and is urging everyone not to drink and drive. “With the availability and technology of things we have like lift and Uber, a taxi cab or even having a plan for it a designated sober driver, Its a wonder why people still choose to drink and get into a car and drive,” Hovis said. Bob Jones University Chief of Staff Randy Page released the following statement regarding the passing of 2009 BJU graduate Kathy 'Kaki' Myers:“The thoughts and prayers of the Bob Jones University community are with the family and friends of Kathy “Kaki” Myers (’09 graduate) as they grapple with her tragic, unexpected passing. She is mourned by those whose lives she touched both as a student and while working in the BJU School of Fine Arts and Communication as a graduate assistant until 2010. Her talented and creative spirit is fondly remembered by many theatre faculty members and classmates. The entire University family extends our heartfelt sympathy to the Myers family as they deal with this heartbreaking loss. May God grant them peace and healing in the difficult days ahead.”Myers graduated from Bob Jones University in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Production.