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30/June/2015 - Double Shooting Incident – “C”
Shift
Two people received life threatening gunshot injuries in an incident
at 307 Breland Street Tuesday morning 30-June. At 02:46, 9-1-1
Dispatchers received reports of two people shot at the location.
Walterboro Police Officers arrived quickly and cleared the scene.
Firefighter-Paramedic’s found the two adults, one male and one
female, in a bedroom of the residence. Both suffered significant
injuries. Click here for more
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24/June/2015 – MVC with Entrapment – “A” Shift
A 35 year old female received non-life threatening traumatic
injuries in a single car MVC at the intersection of Academy Road and
Quail Drive Wednesday morning 24-June at 08:29. The 2013 Chevrolet
Equinox drove through a stop sign at the end of Quail Drive and
struck several trees after it crossed Academy Road. The driver was
wearing a seatbelt, but was trapped in the wreckage.
Firefighter-Paramedics found the woman conscious in the car. Click
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23/June/2015 – Paramedic Graduation
Four Colleton County Firefighter-EMTs graduated from the Paramedic
Training Program at Rescue Training in Savannah Georgia Tuesday
morning 23-June. The graduation ceremony was conducted at Rescue
Training’s Savannah facility at 10:00. The students have been
attending the 10 month long, 1500 hour course since September of
2014. Click here for more
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16/June/2015 – HazMat w/over-turned LP Truck –
“B” Shift
An over-turned LP Truck sent one person to the hospital and closed a
portion of ACE Basin Parkway Tuesday morning 16-June. The accident
occurred at 09:05 on a rural section of ACE Basin Parkway (US Hwy
17) between Green Pond and Jacksonboro. The 1500 gallon LP Truck was
travelling northbound when it collided with a northbound tractor
trailer. The LP truck entered the ditch and rolled over on its side
causing heavy damage to the cab. LP began leaking from the damaged
vehicle. Click
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15/June/2015 – Fatal MVC w/entrapment – “A”
Shift
A 30 year old Walterboro man lost his life in a single car accident
at the intersection of Quail Drive and Academy Road Monday night
15-June at 22:36. The vehicle had been traveling north on Quail
Drive when it ran through a stop sign, crossed Academy Road and
struck a pine tree. The impact dislodged the tree and caused massive
damage to the small car. The driver died of multiple traumatic
injuries and was trapped in the wreckage. Click
here for more information.
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13/June/2015 – Over-turned Tractor with
Entrapment – “B” Shift
A 41 year old man was trapped under an over-turned tractor for
nearly an hour, Saturday morning 13-June. Fire-Rescue was notified
of the incident at 08:26 on a path that ran through the woods off of
the end of Gary Street east of Walterboro. The man had been
operating a tractor with a bush hog, when the unit fell into a ditch
and flipped over. The driver was pinned under the tractor in about 6
inches of water. The front of the tractor miraculously landed on a
culvert and by the grace of God did not crush the driver. Click
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09/June/2015 – Commercial Structure Fire – “C”
Shift
A local Jacksonboro restaurant was heavily damaged in an early
morning structure fire Tuesday morning 09-June. At 02:36,
Fire-Rescue was dispatched to Flo’s Diner when a passerby noticed
flames coming from the roof of the building. The restaurant is
located at 16804 ACE Basin Parkway (US Hwy. 17) at the intersection
of Hope Plantation Lane. Engine 2 arrived minutes later to find
heavy fire conditions in the rear of the approx. 3000 sq. ft.
establishment and fire venting from the eaves on both ends of the
building. Click here for more
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04/June/2015 – Stabbing Incident – “B” Shift
An adult male received multiple serious stab
wounds in a domestic altercation which occurred on Charleston Hwy
(SC Hwy. 64) near Horseshoe Creek. The incident occurred Thursday
afternoon 04-June at 13:57. The man’s vehicle was eastbound on
Charleston Hwy when a female occupant began stabbing him in the
right arm with a knife. The man was bleeding profusely from multiple
deep wounds when he exited the car. Click
here for more information.
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02/June/2015 – Motorcycle MVC with Air Evac –
“C” Shift
A 39 year old Colleton County man was critically
injured in a motorcycle accident in the 6200 block of Mount Carmel
Road Tuesday afternoon 02-June at 15:04. The southbound motorcycle
left the roadway and struck a culvert pipe, then became airborne.
The driver was ejected from the bike which crashed into a wire
fence. The driver was found in a field on the other side of the
fence. Click here for more information.
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01/June/2015 – Explosive Device Incident – “B”
Shift
Bomb Technicians from the
Charleston County Sheriff’s Office disabled an explosive device
found on property in the 6400 block of Lowcountry Hwy. A man
clearing land at the location Monday unearthed the device Monday
afternoon 01-June and notified 9-1-1. Fire-Rescue units and
Sheriff’s Deputies stood by until the EOD crew rendered the device
safe. Click here for more information.
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