McColl Mayor George Garner, who died in a two-vehicle crash on Tuesday, was connected to an active SLED investigation, an official told News13. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division spokeswoman Renee Wunderlich said the agency’s probe is “active and ongoing,

A sense of solemness felt throughout McColl Wednesday, as the small town grapples with the death of their mayor.George Garner was killed after crashing into an 18-wheeler while evading police on Highway 34 in Darlington County Tuesday.

Marlboro County’s sheriff said Wednesday that officers were behind McColl Mayor George Garner but not “pursuing him” when he crashed head-on into an 18-wheeler and died. Garner crashed Tuesday afternoon on Cashua Ferry Road in Darlington County.

McColl Mayor George Garner died in a two-vehicle crash on Cashua Ferry Road, Darlington County Coroner Todd Hardee told News13 Tuesday night. It happened around 2:40 p.m. nine miles outside of Darlington.