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

A South Carolina mayor died in a car crash during a deputy pursuit days after his entire police force quit. Darlington County Coroner J Todd Hardee confirmed the news in a Facebook post on Tuesday. McColl Mayor George Garner II, 49, died when a car he was traveling in collided with a truck.

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.

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.

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.

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

The mayor of a South Carolina town where the entire police force resigned in anger at local officials has died in a car crash — while being “pursued” and investigated by other law enforcement, according to reports.

A South Carolina mayor died while being pursued by law enforcement on Tuesday, just days after the town’s entire police force quit due to a “hostile work environment.” McColl Mayor George Garner II veered into eastbound traffic and collided head-on with an 18-wheeler during the police chase.

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.