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NC firefighter is dead following a car crash outside Myrtle Beach, SC area

A 20-year-old man who was a firefighter in North Carolina died in a car crash in Conway, SC, early Saturday morning.
A 20-year-old man who was a firefighter in North Carolina died in a car crash in Conway, SC, early Saturday morning. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A North Carolina firefighter died in a car crash in Conway early Saturday morning, according to Horry County Deputy Coroner Patty Bellamy.

Danny Nobles Jr., 20, was the passenger in a car and was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which happened about 1:30 a.m. on U.S. 501 Business. The driver was sent to a hospital and their injuries are unknown.

Nobles was a firefighter in Tabor City, N.C., on the state line.

The Conway Police Department is investigating.

Emalyn Muzzy
The Sun News
Emalyn Muzzy is the retail and leisure reporter for The Sun News. She started as a breaking news reporter in Myrtle Beach before switching to the business beat. She graduated from the University of Minnesota is 2022 with a degree in journalism and Spanish.
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