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31/January/2017 Fatal MVC C Shift
A head on collision on North Jefferies Blvd injured three people, one
fatally, Tuesday morning 31-January. At 09:02, two Chevrolet SUVs collided
head-on after a south bound Tahoe crossed into the north bound lanes and
struck a Suburban. The collision caused heavy damage to both vehicles and
trapped the 51 year old female driver of the Suburban in the wreckage. Her
27 year old daughter also received non-life threatening injuries. Click
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30/January/2017 Structure Fire B Shift
A Walterboro family was displaced following a structure fire at 212 Brights
Court Monday afternoon, 30-January at 17:36. Callers to 9-1-1 reported the
fire started in the area of the kitchen and had spread to the attic. Smoke
and flames were reported to be coming from the attic. Car 107 arrived to
find heavy smoke conditions from all sides of the approx. 4000 sq ft home
with flames visible from the south end of the building. Click
here for more information. |
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30/January/2017 Fatal Auto Pedestrian MVC A Shift
A 53 year old Walterboro man was killed after he stepped into the path of an
east bound dump truck on Bells Hwy at the intersection of Mount Carmel Road,
Monday morning 30-January at 05:25. An off duty Firefighter-Paramedic drove
up on the accident shortly after it occurred and began performing CPR on the
man who was lying in the roadway. Medic 26 arrived minutes later and
continued resuscitative efforts. Click here for
more information. |
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23/January/2017 Structure Fire C Shift
A large barn at Circle M Ranch located at 2927 Cottageville Hwy (US Hwy
17-A) was destroyed in an early morning fire 23-January. At 00:28 a passerby
reported to 9-1-1 that the building was on fire and the roof have already
collapsed. Fire-Rescue units arrived minutes later to find the approximately
4500 sq. ft. barn fully involved. Little of the building was still standing.
Firefighters deployed multiple hand lines to combat the blaze. Click
here for more information. |
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17/January/2017 Shooting Incident A Shift
A 27 year old Walterboro man was shot in the leg during an altercation at
117 Grayson Street Tuesday evening 17-January. The incident was reported at
19:04. Sheriffs Deputies cleared the scene prior to the arrival of
Fire-Rescue Units. Firefighter-Paramedics found the man inside the residence
with a single gunshot wound to the left leg. He was in stable condition.
Click here for more information. |
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14/January/2017 High Speed MVC A Shift
Two people were injured in a two vehicle high speed MVC in the 12000 block
of Green Pond Hwy (SC Hwy 303) north of Ivenia Brown Dr. Saturday morning
14-Janaury at 10:55. Both vehicles were traveling south on Green Pond Hwy
when a Jaguar struck a Hyundai minivan in the rear causing it to flip over
at least twice. The minivan collided with the railroad crossing arm knocking
it over, blocking the railroad tracks. Click here
for more information. |
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06/January/2017 MVC with Entrapment B Shift
A 50 year old Hollywood woman was injured in a two car collision near the
7000 block of Green Pond Hwy. Friday evening 06-January at 18:57. According
to witnesses, the vehicle was traveling southbound on Green Pond Hwy, when
it encountered several deer in the roadway. The car broke hard, but possibly
struck two deer and was then struck in the rear by another southbound
vehicle. The impact sent the Nissan Altima in the woods where it struck an
embankment and was wedged between several trees trapping the driver. Click
here for more info. |
04/January-2017-
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03/January/2017 -
OSHA Training for 2017 begins today. Click
here for a complete list of training
sessions available. All personnel must attend one session. |
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01/January/2017 MVC with Entrapment C Shift
Two adult males were injured, one critically, in a single car MVC on Round O
Road just south of Bodison Memorial Drive Sunday evening 01-January. The
accident was reported at 22:24. It appeared the 2015 Taurus was traveling
north bound, when it left the roadway at a high rate of speed and entered
the southbound ditch. The car became airborne, then collided with a power
pole and struck a block church sign. Click here
for more information. |
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01/January/2017 MVC with entrapment C Shift
Two people were injured in a single car, high speed MVC on I-95 near the 49
mile marker northbound, Sunday afternoon 01-January at 14:42. The northbound
Nissan left the highway and collided with a tree, breaking the top portion
of the tree off, which then landed on the car. The vehicle received heavy
damage, trapping the driver and then caught fire. Multiple other motorists
stopped to assist and two used portable fire extinguishers to dowse the
flames, possibly saving the drivers life. Click here
for more information. |