McColl Mayor George Garner II, 49, died in a head-on collision while being pursued by law enforcement in an effort to protect his wellbeing, following the town's police department's resignation.
A South Carolina mayor died in a head-on vehicle crash while being 'pursued' by law enforcement just days after his town’s entire police department quit, a coroner says. McColl Mayor George Garner II, 49, was killed Tuesday afternoon 'when the vehicle he was driving collided head on with a truck' in Mechanicsville, according to Darlington County Coroner Todd Hardee. 'When the incident occurred Mr. Garner was being pursued by a Marlboro County Deputy.
did not immediately respond Saturday to a request for comment by Fox News Digital. ENTIRE POLICE DEPARTMENT RESIGNS IN SOUTH CAROLINA The fatal crash happened after the police force in McColl – a town of about 2,000 residents near the state’s border with North Carolina -- walked off the job last week. 'It is with a heavy heart that I do confirm my resignation as Chief of Police of the McColl Police Department along with all four of my fellow officers,' Chief Bob Hale wrote on Facebook.
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