COLUMBIA – Authorities have released details about the car crash on Aug. 22 involving South Carolina football defensive line coach Travian Robertson that killed one person.
The driver of the other vehicle died, according S.C. Highway Patrol Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway. Robertson, 36, was hospitalized, but was in stable condition when South Carolina released a statement Aug. 22.
The crash happened at about 5:45 a.m. on U.S. 76 in Richland County, Ridgeway said. The other driver was traveling west on U.S. 76 in a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder, and Robertson was driving east in a 2024 Chevrolet Tahoe, according to Ridgeway. The wreck happened after the Nissan Pathfinder crossed the center line and collided head-on with the Tahoe, Highway Patrol said, and the driver of the Pathfinder died at the scene.
The identity of the driver who died has not been released.
“Travian Robertson was involved in a car accident this morning,” coach Shane Beamer wrote in the statement sent to the media on Aug. 22. “He is currently in the hospital in stable condition. We expect him to make a full recovery and be back out on the field soon. Please keep the families of those involved in the accident in your prayers and respect the Robertson family’s privacy during this time.”
There were no details released about Robertson’s injuries.
Robertson, who played for the Gamecocks from 2007-11 under Steve Spurrier, is in his third year on South Carolina’s coaching staff. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He also played for the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Commanders from 2012-14.

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