Darlington County deputy suspended 5 days
without pay after 119 mph wreck in 45 mph
DARLINGTON, S.C. — The
Darlington County sheriff has suspended one of his deputies for five days
without pay after he wrecked one of the agency's sports utility vehicles at
nearly 120 mph.
Sheriff Wayne Byrd told
WIS-TV (http://bit.ly/K3Oues ) that Deputy Benjamin Weatherford is a good
officer who made a mistake in judgment.
State troopers say
Weatherford and two other officers were responding to a call about shots fired
at an officer in March with their blue lights on when the wreck happened.
Sheriff Wayne Byrd told
WIS-TV that Deputy Benjamin Weatherford is a good officer who made a mistake in
judgment.
Authorities say another
vehicle pulled in front of the SUV as it was going 119 mph in a 45 mph zone.
The SUV hit a curb and rolled over several times. No one in the vehicle was
seriously injured.
No charges have been filed.