Horry Sheriff vehicle involved in fatal wreck on Highway 31 outside Myrtle Beach

An Horry County Sheriff’s Office deputy was involved in a fatal wreck on Friday night on Highway 31.

Marcus Williamson, 35, of Conway was struck by a 2017 Ford Police Interceptor SUV around 8:20 p.m. and died on scene as a result of multiple traumatic injuries, according to Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol said the police vehicle was traveling northbound on 31 near the Robert Grissom Parkway exchange. There were some lane closures as a heavy police presence remained on scene hours after the wreck.

A Sun News photographer said there was heavy damage to the front of a Horry County Sheriff’s Office SUV on the highway.

The highway patrol continues to investigate the crash and said more details would be released when they become available.

Staff writer David Wetzel contributed to this report.

This story was originally published October 26, 2018 at 11:18 PM.