Former 10 News anchor Marty Matthews was involved in a serious car crash that claimed the life of her daughter and left her husband seriously injured.
The accident happened Christmas Eve around 12:20 p.m. on Interstate 95 in Colleton County, South Carolina. Authorities say Marty's husband, 66-year-old Edward Austin, was driving the Cadillac SUV. They say Edward ran off the left side of the road after losing control in the rain, and smashed into some trees.
Edward was critically injured and the couple's 28-year-old daughter, Emily Austin, was trapped in the back seat. She died at the scene from injuries she suffered in the crash.
Marty was in the front-seat and was not hurt. All three were wearing their seat belts at the time.
Emily was traveling with her parents to her brother's home in North Carolina when the crash happened.
Edward Austin remains in the intensive care unit at Medical University of South Carolina.
Marty Matthews co-anchored 10 News' Life Around the Bay show for several years, after it started in 2002. She won numerous awards for her dedication and commitment to WTSP's Wednesday's Child segment which featured foster children in need of a forever home.
She spent more than 15 years at 10 News.
