Bluffton police officer involved in wreck while responding to fatal crash
A Bluffton police officer was involved in a crash on S.C. 170 while responding to the fatal wreck on Bluffton Parkway Monday night, police spokeswoman Joy Nelson said Tuesday.
Officer George Wetzel was responding with lights and sirens activated southbound on S.C. 170 “when a vehicle pulled out in front of him turning into the back gate of Sun City,” according to a police department news release.
The two vehicles collided, totaling the patrol vehicle, Nelson said.
Wetzal had minor injuries and wasn’t taken to the hospital, Nelson said. She did not know the condition of the other driver.
The crash is under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol, but no further information was available late Tuesday.
The officer was responding to the crash that killed Noah Fedele, 17, and Samuel Martin Bougus, 19, both of Bluffton.
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This story was originally published May 16, 2017 at 1:35 PM with the headline "Bluffton police officer involved in wreck while responding to fatal crash."