WATCH: Dashcam footage shows Florence County deputy’s pursuit that ended with deadly crash
FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The Florence County Sheriff’s Office has released dashcam footage from a Wednesday night chase that turned into a deadly crash.
A deputy tried conducting a traffic stop on a vehicle at about 10:40 p.m. for erratic driving on Pamplico Highway before the suspect led a chase that ended in a crash on Freedom Boulevard.
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The video shows the deputy following the unnamed suspect for about 2 1/2 minutes before they hit a guardrail and crashed into an embankment and several trees.
“1050, send me everybody, be at the bridge . . . just passed near Silverstone, he went down into an embankment,” the deputy called to radio after the chase.
The sheriff’s office said there were no other injuries and that the suspect’s vehicle did not hit anyone else’s. The full dashcam footage is in the video player at the top of this story.
The suspect’s name has not been released. The crash remains under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
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