He was coming to South Carolina, either Spartanburg or Columbia, since his mom lived in Spartanburg and he went to school and lived in Columbia. I don't think we'll be able to figure out which one, though the fact that he was on 58 makes it seem like he was heading towards I-85 to go towards...
I'm pretty certain of it. It was also common for many to go to Dead shows without a ticket just to try to get one and just hang out in the parking lot if not. I don't remember if he did that often but he had gotten into a group of friends that did so it would not have surprised me if he went but...
I grew up with the driver, Eric Hager, and was still good friends with him when he died. From what I remember of the time, he had seen the dead in DC and was heading back to Columbia, SC where we went to Univ. of South Carolina (so I-95 would have been more likely than I-85). I don't know if he...