McColl Mayor George Garner II was the subject of an investigation by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division at the time of his death.

McColl Mayor George Garner II died in a vehicle crash in Mechanicsville just days after his town's entire police force resigned, officials say.

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.

A mayor in South Carolina died in a car crash while being “pursued” by law enforcement days after his town’s entire police department resigned.

The mayor of a South Carolina town where the entire police force resigned has died in a tragic car crash. McColl Mayor George Garner II, 49, died in a crash while being “pursued” by other law enforcement.

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.

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The coroner said McColl Mayor George Garner was being pursued by Marlboro County deputies leading up to the crash.

The mayor of McColl, South Carolina, died in a crash on Tuesday. Mayor George Garner died after a crash on Highway 34 in Mechanicsville, South Carolina. Coroner Todd Hardee said a deputy with the Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office was following Garner at the time of the crash.

On Friday, Mayor George Garner said the town of McColl no longer had any police officers, including the chief. Garner told ABC-affiliated WCIV that the town was in a difficult situation. According to WCIV,