Deputies investigating crash involving SC trooper
A state trooper pursing a vehicle that struck a body at a fatal accident scene and did not stop collided with a separate vehicle Wednesday night. (Source: Live 5)
By Patrick Phillips | January 15, 2021 at 1:03 PM EST - Updated January 15 at 3:48 PM
ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - A South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper collided with a vehicle while it was pursuing another vehicle in Orangeburg County Wednesday night.
The crash happened at approximately 7:20 p.m. near the scene of a deadly crash involving a vehicle and pedestrian, Cpl. Sonny Collins said.
While troopers were in the area of the Walmart on North Road near Orangeburg County investigating the fatality, he said a vehicle drove through the scene and struck the body of the pedestrian.