Days after entire police department resigns, mayor of SC town dies in crash
Then on Tuesday, just before 3 p.m., Darlington coroner J. Todd Hardee said 49-year-old Garner died after a crash on Highway 34 in Mechanicsville, SC. Hardee said Garner’s vehicle crashed head-on with a truck.
The police force resigned. Then the mayor died. This SC town is reeling — and wondering what's next.
The town of McColl is dealing with the sudden death of Mayor George Garner in a car crash just days after its entire police force resigned.
Mayor of SC town where entire police force resigned dies in pursuit, coroner says
The crash comes after an entire police force resigned leaving a South Carolina town in a public safety crisis.
‘Loved his family’: S.C. town left with questions after mayor killed in crash
McCOLL, S.C. (WMBF) - The small Pee Dee town of McColl is left in mourning and with questions after the sudden death of its mayor. Officials said George Garner, who had recently been reelected as McColl’s mayor, died after a crash Tuesday afternoon in Darlington County.
McColl mayor dies in crash; he was being investigated by SLED and pursued by deputy for own ‘well-being,’ officials say
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,
Mayor of small SC town killed in car crash days after town’s entire police force resigned
Officials say the mayor was being pursued by a deputy at the time of the crash, and that pursuit was an effort to to protect his well-being.
Mayor of a small SC town killed in 2-car crash while chased by law enforcement
McCOLL – McColl Mayor George Garner was killed in a two-vehicle traffic accident in Darlington County on Nov. 26 while he was being pursued by Marlboro County Sheriff's deputies, Darlington County Coroner Todd Hardee said.
Marlboro County deputies following but not ‘pursuing’ McColl mayor before deadly crash, sheriff says
Marlboro County’s sheriff said Wednesday that officers were behind McColl Mayor George Garner but not “pursuing him” when he crashed head-on
South Carolina mayor killed in car accident was subject of law enforcement investigation
The mayor of McColl, S.C. was killed in a car accident on Tuesday, with officials saying he was being pursued by a sheriff's deputy when he died.
Mayor of South Carolina city dies days after entire police force resigns
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SLED confirms active investigation in McColl involving late Mayor
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McColl Mayor George Garner killed in collision with 18-wheeler in Darlington County
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