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Horry County police officer injured in vehicle crash near S.C. Highway 9, SCHP said

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An Horry County police officer was injured Friday morning after a vehicle wreck, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol.

At about 5:50 a.m. near Highway 9 & S.C. 410 a car ran a stop sign and hit the officer’s car.

The police vehicle, a 2014 Chevy Tahoe, was traveling north on Highway 9. A Nissan ran through a stop sign on SC 410 and struck the police car.

The officer was transported to a local hospital, as were the driver and two passengers in the Nissan. The officer has non-life threatening injuries and the condition of the others involved is unclear.

This collision remains under investigation by SCHP.

This story was originally published September 17, 2021 at 12:06 PM.

Gerard Albert III
The Sun News
Gerard Albert III writes about crime, courts and police for The Sun News in Myrtle Beach. Albert was editor-in-chief at Florida International University’s student newspaper. He also covered Miami-Dade and Broward County for WLRN, South Florida’s NPR station.He is an award-winning journalist who has reported throughout South Florida and New York City. Hablo espanol.
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