South Carolina State Trooper Dies in High-Speed, Single Vehicle Accident
In an unfortunate and somewhat strange incident, a 21-year-veteran of the South Carolina Highway Patrol was in a deadly auto accident involving only his patrol car. South Carolina injury lawyers found this news in in a Post and Courier report. The State Trooper was killed instantly in the crash, which happened back in March of this year. But, new information has been brought to light about the incident that surrounds the death of the trooper in mystery.
Lancaster County deputies say that after tests were run it can be determined that the 45-year-old trooper was driving anywhere between 104 and 111 mph at the time of accident. The spot of the crash was six miles south of Lancaster, South Carolina on state highway 200 at a point where a side road intersects at an odd angle with the highway.
Now, the real brain twister for of this sad happening for South Carolina auto accident attorneys is that it is unknown as to why the veteran trooper was traveling at such a high speed. What is known is that the patrol car’s blue lights were not on and that there was not a call placed to dispatchers about a pursuit or traffic stop. Authorities speculate that he might have been trying to catch up to another vehicle and had not yet reported the pursuit to dispatchers.
Howell and Christmas,LLC would like to remind drivers that high speeds and small state highways can be a deadly combination, even for a highly trained and experienced state trooper. Take note of marked speed limits when driving this holiday season, especially when traveling along some of South Carolina's not-so-great highways.
