Three people were injured, two critically, when two vehicles collided head-on in the 400 block of McLeod Road at 13:19 Sunday 26-September. An eastbound Jeep dropped off of the shoulder and overcorrected, causing the vehicle to slide sideways into westbound traffic, striking a westbound Chevrolet Trax head-on. Both occupants of the Chevrolet received life threatening injuries. They were one block from their home. Firefighter-Paramedics arrived to find two heavily damaged vehicles in the westbound ditch. Crews requested two additional Fire-Rescue ambulances and two medical helicopters. Click here for more information.
An adult male was found unresponsive in the median in the 13000 block of ACE Basin Parkway (US Hwy. 17) Wednesday afternoon 22-September. At 15:02 a passing motorist saw the body about halfway between Green Pond and Jacksonboro. The motorist notified 9-1-1 and remained on the scene. Fire-Rescue units stationed in Green Pond arrived minutes later and found the man was deceased. Evidence at the scene indicated he may have been struck by a yellow car. Click here for additional information.
An adult male died in a single vehicle accident Sunday evening 19-Sept. The accident was in a field, approx 1/4 mile off of the 22700 block of Bells Hwy (SC Hwy 64) west of the Town of Lodge. The incident was dispatched to Colleton County units at 21:43. Colleton Fire-Rescue units arrived 13 minutes later to the dark remote area to find an overturned Ford Ranger in a pond. The victim had been pulled up on a causeway and had no signs of life. The accident evidently happened earlier and due to the cell tower location, the 9-1-1 call was routed to a different county which caused some delays. Click here for more information.
Our sincerest condolences go out to Fire-Rescue Chief Barry McRoy for the death of his brother Keith McRoy.
Firefighters saved a Gadsden Loop home Wednesday afternoon 08-September after a fire in a utility room damaged the residence. At 17:46, 9-1-1 received reports that a home in the 500 block of Gadsden Loop was on fire. Engine 1 arrived to find smoke coming from all sides of the single story residential dwelling. Firefighters deployed two hand lines to the building and entered through the front door. They found fire in a utility room located in the center of the building, with fire extending across the ceiling into the dining area. Click here for additional information.