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Car Accidents

• Woman killed in one-car accident in Horry County
  Apr 26, 2010

  Lisa Norris Causey, 23, of Loris, South was killed in a one-car crash early Sunday morning. She was driving a 2006 Pontiac on S.C. 401 when she ran off the side of the road, her vehicle flipping several times.

   

  The accident occurred at 12:15 a.m. when Causey failed to make a turn and ran off the right side of the road. She was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and there were no other vehicles or passengers involved in the wreck.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Car accident near Aynor sends one to the hospital
  Apr 21, 2010

  
  A single vehicle crash occurring Wednesday morning off U.S. 501 near Aynor that sent the driver to the hospital via medical helicopter is under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

   

  The car accident occurred around 10:30 am along Blue Water Road, which is located off U.S. 501 east of Aynor.

   

  A single vehicle, identified as a Dodge Durango, ran off the road and was overturned several times. No other vehicles were involved in the crash. The driver was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle as it rolled.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Myrtle Beach teen charged in fatal car accident
  Apr 20, 2010

  
  Miguel Angel Murillo, 18, of Myrtle Beach was arrested Tuesday in connection with the fatal crash that occurred a week ago in the Forestbrook community when he tried to avoid being stopped by an Horry County police officer. He was charged with reckless homicide in the death of his teen passenger, Lucero Sanchez Martinez, and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

   

  Murillo was driving a Mitsubishi Galant while fleeing an Horry County police officer when he collided with a Ford Expedition on McCormick Road. Martinez, his passenger, was pronounced dead at Conway Medical Center from massive trauma. Murillo was flown by medical helicopter to New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, N.C. for treatment where he was released this week. Gary Johnson, the driver of the Expedition, suffered a cut to his leg and bruises. He was treated and released the same day from Conway Medical Center.
  
  Murillo was arrested early Tuesday morning and taken to J. Reuben Long Detention Center.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• One person killed in car accident near Loris in Horry County
  Apr 19, 2010

  
  Justin A. Collins, 20, of Fayetteville, North Carolina was killed in a Sunday evening crash near Loris, South Carolina. He was one of five individuals in the vehicle at the time of the crash. One person was flown to New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC for treatment.

   

  The wreck occurred about 6:30 pm on Highway 701, approximately 6 miles south of Loris near Apple Valley Road in the Allsbrook Community. Collins was killed when the vehicle ran off the road and flipped.  The four other individuals, all from Fayetteville, were injured in the crash and transported to the hospital for treatment. One was taken by helicopter, the others by ambulance to a local hospital. Their conditions are not known at this time. 

   Collins died of his injuries he sustained in the wreck after being taken to Loris Community Hospital. Further details are not yet known about the crash. The South Carolina Highway Patrol is still investigating the accident.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Conway car accident sends 5 to hospital
  Apr 19, 2010

  
  A Sunday afternoon car wreck in Conway, South Carolina has sent five people to area hospitals. The accident occurred around 12:00 pm in front of Christ Community Church where Highways 544 and 501 Business merge. A driver of a Chevy suburban collided with a Dodge sedan when the sedan's driver failed to yield right of way as he pulled out of the church's parking lot. 

   

  The driver of the Dodge sedan was taken by a LifeCare helicopter to a hospital out of the the area; his condition is yet unknown. The four other individuals harmed in the accident are said to only have minor injuries. They were passengers in the Chevy suburban.

   

  Emergency crews diverted traffic on both 501 and 544 while they worked on the scene, but re-opened the junction by 1:30 pm. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Suit filed against officer in car wreck
  Apr 18, 2010

  
  In Jackson, Mississippi, a judge has a approved a lawsuit brought forth by a woman who claims she was severely injured when her vehicle was struck by a police officer who ran a red light without his siren on.

   

  Joi Fitzgerald, 26, files her complaint against the city of Jackson, claiming that in May of 2007, an officer named Frederick Suttles ran a red light, causing his vehicle to collide with the car Fitzgerald was a passenger in. She is said to have sustained injuries to her neck, right leg, foot, hand and knee, accruing $16,666.16 in medical bills and unspecified lost wages.

   

  Fitzgerald now has to prove that the officer acted in reckless disregard of the wellbeing of a person not engaged in criminal activity at the time she was injured.

   

  In April of last year, a judge in Jackson ruled that a police officer demonstrated reckless disregard for the safety of others, when he caused the death of Desmonde Harris after running a traffic light in his patrol car. A trial date has not yet been set for Fitzgerald's case.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Two South Carolina students killed in wreck on way to school
  Apr 16, 2010

  
  Two South Carolina students were killed in a car wreck on their way to class on Friday. One high school student and one middle school student of Chesnee, South Carolina were killed in a wreck happening just before 8 am on Friday on a road west of Chesnee. The students were on their way to Chesnee High School and Middle School. A third passenger in the car, also a student at Chesnee Middle School, was injured and has been flown to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center for treatment. The accident occurred when the driver lost control of the car on a curve and hit an embankment and a tree. The names of those involved have not yet been released. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Police release details about fatal car accident near Myrtle Beach
  Apr 14, 2010

  
  Horry County police have released more details about the deadly car accident occurring in the Forestbrook community near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. 

   

  An Horry County police officer first noticed a Mitsubishi car in the area of Highway 814 around 11:10 am. The driver stopped the car, went to the trunk, but returned to the car to drive off once he saw the police car. The driver then failed to use a signal when turning into a gas station, prompting the officer to flash his lights, but the driver did not stop. The officer followed the car for about a minute, when the car began driving on the wrong side of McCormick Road, causing it to hit a black SUV head-on. 

   

  The officer then caledl for emergency response to come to the scene. The SUV's driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The passenger of the Mitsubishi, Lucero Sanchez Martinez died at Conway Medical Center following the accident. More information about the identity of the driver of the Mitsubishi has not yet been released.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Woman dies in two car crash after police chase in Horry County
  Apr 13, 2010

  
  One woman died in a two car crash early Tuesday afternoon in the Forestbrook community. The accident took place around 1 pm when a Mitsubishi Galant driving down McCormick Road hit a Ford Expedition head-on while trying to elude a county police officer.

   

  The victim, who died as a result of the crash, was the passenger of the Galant. The driver was airlifted from the scene to New Hanover Hospital. The driver of the Expedition was taken to Conway Medical Emergency Room. No one involved in the crash has yet been identified. Highway Patrol is still investigating the accident.

   

  Traffic is blocked on McCormick Road from both sides approaching the Planters Creek subdivision from 1 pm on as the accident is cleared and as investigation continues.
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Marion Man Dies in ATV Accident
  Apr 12, 2010

  
  Bill Henry Bufkin, Jr. 30, of Marion died after the four-wheeler he was riding flipped over on Gilchrist Road in Mullins. The accident took place shortly after 3 pm on Saturday, April 10th. Bufkin died of head injuries he sustained in the accident.

   

  Bufkin and his girlfriend were both riding the ATV. The accident was caused when Bufkin lost control of the vehicle after his hat flew off his head and he looked back to get it. The four-wheeler then overturned and landed on Bufkin's head. His girlfriend was thrown from the four-wheeler, but did not sustain any serious injuries and will be ok.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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