COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) — State troopers are investigating a fatal hit-and-run in Colleton County Wednesday night. Master Trooper Bolt said around 3:03 p.m., a bicyclist and an unknown vehicle were traveling west on Highway 64 near Williams. The unknown vehicle hit the bicyclist from behind and then fled the scene. News 2 has reached […]
COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) — The South Carolina Highway Patrol is seeking information on a suspect that killed a 77-year-old man in a hit-and-run Wednesday. Charles Folks, 77, of Lodge, was killed while bicycling after being hit from behind, according to the Colleton County Coroner. State troopers say Mr. Folks was hit by a 2014-2020 […]
being on highway 29, coming into green bay, and i see my husband, and he s coming at me, and i do see him go through the grass median. tina is so filled with despair, she keeps driving despite the lights and sirens, completely focused on getting on the bridge. i remember pulling up and pulling over to the side of the bridge and that s it. the efforts of green bay law enforcement stop tina from taking her own life. god reached out of the heavens and kind of said, it s not your time yet. sorry. if trooper bolt had been one step slower, tina says her life would have been over. his whole body is over and he s hanging on with one leg by the barrier and the other leg goes up in the air. so, you know, microseconds.
i didn t know what her thoughts were, being possible suicidal subject, i didn t know what she might have in her hands or what she would be doing. the driver immediately exits the car. she turned away from me like i wasn t even there and headed towards the side of the bridge. i was already out of my vehicle so i made the decision to try and cut her off before she got to the edge. but before bolt can reach the woman, she jumps. i couldn t see either of them, and i looked over and i saw les was looking over the side of the bridge, i thought. i radioed our dispatch center and said i think she jumped. she jumped. but then a miracle unfolds. hold on. next thing i look over and i see les pulling an arm up. i could see he had ahold of her hand so i yelled into the mike he s got a hand. the woman s fall is broken by a beam that runs along the outer edge of the bridge. it gives trooper bolt one last chance to grab on to her and save her life. i was able to get ahold of her
and cut her off before she got to the edge. but before bolt can reach the woman, she jumps. i couldn t see either of them, and i looked over and i saw les was looking over the side of the bridge, i thought. i radioed our dispatch center and said i think she jumped. she jumped. but then a miracle unfolds. hold on. next thing, i look over and i see les pulling an arm up. i could see les had ahold of her hand so i yelled into the mike he s got a hand. the woman s fall is broken by a beam that runs along the outer edge of the bridge. it gives trooper bolt one last chance to grab on to her and save her life. i was able to get ahold of her arm, keep her there, and then just wait. there was no way i was getting her over the wall by myself. i wasn t going to try and