A deadly crash has shut down a portion of Pleasantburg Drive.
Released by the GCSO.
Deputies with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a traffic collision involving an Officer with the South Carolina State Transport Police.
Deputies received the call at around 12:15pm, regarding a trooper that was involved in a collision, facing southbound, on North Pleasantburg Drive and North Garden Circle. While the investigation is still in its early stages, we can confirm that an officer had initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle and while conducting that investigation, he and the driver of that vehicle were struck by a motorist traveling northbound on Pleasantburg drive. The officer was inside of his patrol car at the time of the collision and the driver of the car he had stopped was standing outside of the officer’s passenger door, next to his patrol car. The impact from the collision knocked the victim into a lane of travel where he was subsequently struck by an unrelated vehicle traveling southbound on Pleasantburg Drive. The driver was killed on scene and the officer was temporarily entrapped in his vehicle but was soon extracted and transported to the hospital where he is expected to recover.
The suspect bailed on foot and was captured a short time later by the SC Highway Patrol. His identity and charges will be released at a later time. He was transported to the hospital in stable condition. Please contact Captain Catoe with the SC State Transport Police for further information regarding the traffic stop.
