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title: "Mars Hill Man Killed in Gossett Road Crash in Spartanburg"
url: https://www.herespartanburg.com/2026/10/19/mars-hill-man-dies-gossett-road-i-85-crash-spartanburg/
date: 2026-10-19T05:21:19-04:00
modified: 2026-10-19T05:21:19-04:00
author: "R. Darnell Rivera"
categories: ["Traffic"]
site: "HERESpartanburg"
attribution: "HERESpartanburg"
---

# Mars Hill Man Killed in Gossett Road Crash in Spartanburg

> SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A 74-year-old man from Mars Hill, North Carolina, died Sunday after a three-vehicle wreck where the I-85 exit ramp meets Gossett Road in Spartanburg County, the Spartanburg County Coroner's Office said. The coroner identified him as David McElroy. The crash was reported at 8:02 a.m. McElroy was taken to Spartanburg Regional, where

*Source: [HERESpartanburg](https://www.herespartanburg.com/2026/10/19/mars-hill-man-dies-gossett-road-i-85-crash-spartanburg/) — October 19, 2026 by R. Darnell Rivera*

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A 74-year-old man from Mars Hill, North Carolina, died Sunday after a three-vehicle wreck where the I-85 exit ramp meets Gossett Road in Spartanburg County, the Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office said.

The coroner identified him as David McElroy. The crash was reported at 8:02 a.m. McElroy was taken to Spartanburg Regional, where he died at 8:56 that morning.

Troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol said McElroy, at the wheel of a 2024 Ford Maverick, was coming off the northbound I-85 exit ramp. As the pickup turned south onto Gossett Road, it went across the median, into traffic heading north, and hit a 2020 Toyota RAV4 plus a 2023 Ford F-250 that was towing a closed trailer.

A passenger in the Maverick and the lone person in the RAV4 were also brought to the hospital by EMS crews. Troopers said the driver of the F-250 was not hurt.

The coroner’s office has scheduled a forensic exam for Monday. The Highway Patrol is still investigating what caused the crash.