Mayor killed in South Carolina town that saw entire police force resign
McColl Mayor George Garner II was the subject of an investigation by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division at the time of his death.
The police force resigned. Then the mayor died. This SC town is reeling — and wondering what's next.
The town of McColl, South Carolina, is dealing with the sudden death of Mayor George Garner in a car crash just days after its entire police force resigned.
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.
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.
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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.
Town left without a police force now has no mayor either
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.
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McColl Mayor George Garner killed in collision with 18-wheeler in Darlington County
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