Coroner: Death of Hilton Head native killed in crash ruled a homicide
Deputies say Jessica Munyon, 36, was killed when a black Cadillac fleeing law enforcement struck her car. Share Updated: 3:43 PM EST Feb 17, 2021
Coroner: Death of Hilton Head native killed in crash ruled a homicide
Deputies say Jessica Munyon, 36, was killed when a black Cadillac fleeing law enforcement struck her car. Share Updated: 3:43 PM EST Feb 17, 2021
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Show Transcript A SOUTH CAROLINA S TEACHERS LIFE WAS LOST IN WHAT DEPUTIES ARE CALLING A VIOLENT COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. AUTHORITIES HAD TRIED TO STOP THAT VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THIS ALL HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY. SKY 4 WAS THERE. THE CORONER SAID 36-YEAR-OLD JESSICA MUNYON WAS KILLED, A TEACHER AT THE SOUTH CAROLINA WHITMORE SCHOOL. SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAID IN PART, JESSICA FAITHFULLY NOT ONLY SERVED AS A TEACHER BUT A DEPARTMENT CHAIR AND ADVISER FORRARD MORE. AN ON-
Updated: 12:29 PM EST Feb 11, 2021 A 36-year-old woman died in what deputies are calling a violent collision with another vehicle that authorities had tried to stop prior to the crash, according to Lt. Kevin Bobo, with the Spartanburg County Sheriff s Office.The coroner said Jessica Ruth Munyon, 36, of Moore, South Carolina died Wednesday at the scene of the crash. (Video above: Sky 4 flew over crash scene Wednesday night) The collision happened just after 4 p.m. on Blackstock Road near Bradford Road in the Roebuck community, the coroner said. Before the accident, a deputy and a trooper with the South Carolina Highway had tried to stop a driver who had turned right from Reidville Rd. onto E. Blackstock Rd. with a loud exhaust and squealing tires, Bobo said. The deputy activated his blue lights and siren to get around the cars in front of him in the turn lane in an attempt to stop the black Cadillac, but the Cadillac accelerated, started weaving in and out of both lanes
Spartanburg County Sheriff s Office investigators are working to determine what caused a fire Monday night at The Grove apartment complex that displaced 39 residents living there.
Firefighters responded at 6:20 p.m. Monday for a reported fire at the complex on Aspen Creek Circle near Highway 29. Tracy Williams, Westview-Fairforest Fire Department assistant chief, said when firefighters arrived there was a fire in two apartments.
Williams said two firefighters were injured when a ceiling collapsed while they were fighting the blaze. Their injuries were minor and they were treated and released, he said.
Preliminary reports show the fire may have started on a deck at one of the apartment units. Williams said the Sheriff s Office continues to investigate the cause of the fire. None of the residents were injured.
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She s experienced permanent scarring and reportedly faces a long road to recovery.
According to the Spartanburg County Sheriff s Office, an investigator was able to speak with the victim. Because of the severity of her injuries, the victim wasn’t able to provide emergency room personnel any specific details about the incident as they initially treated her and then transferred her to the Augusta Burn Center, a news release read. Our investigator was able to talk to the victim over the phone and also enlisted the aid of the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office to take a detailed statement from the victim and also photograph her injuries.