CHARLESTON, SC : Troopers investigating police officer-involved crash in West Ashley on Monday, February 20th 2017
Charleston, South Carolina
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a crash in West Ashley involving a Charleston police cruiser.
The crash involved three vehicles and happened on Magwood Drive at Ashley Crossing Drive at approximately 10:40 a.m., SCHP Lance Cpl. Matt Southern said.
Troopers say the Charleston Police cruiser was crossing Magwood from Ashley Crossing Drive and failed to yield right of way causing a vehicle traveling north on Magwood to strike it. The police car then struck a second vehicle that was stopped at a stop sign, witnesses said.
The accident remains under investigation by the Highway Patrol.
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Troopers investigating police officer-involved crash in West Ashley