Sanford taps attorney to state commission
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COLUMBIA - Gov. Mark Sanford on Monday named Columbia lawyer Harry B. Gregory Jr. to the South Carolina's Workers' Compensation Commission.
Mr. Gregory, who still must be confirmed by the Senate, would fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Holly Saleeby Atkins, of Columbia.
Mr. Gregory is a founding shareholder and partner in Tally & Gregory LLC, a Columbia-based firm specializing in workers' compensation cases. He is a 1982 graduate of the University of South Carolina and a 1985 graduate of the USC law school.
Officer kills passenger during traffic stop
CHARLESTON -A police officer shot and killed a man during a downtown traffic stop after the man struck the officer and ran for a sawed-off shotgun stashed under a car seat, investigators say.
Jermaine Simmons, 21, died at the Medical University of South Carolina at 5:14 a.m. Sunday, Charleston County Deputy Coroner Judy Koelpin said. She would not say where the bullet struck Mr. Simmons.
The officer fired one shot in self-defense, police said. Police Chief Reuben Greenberg would not identify the officer.
The shooting occurred after the officer pulled over a car at about 3:30 a.m. near the College of Charleston, police said. Chief Greenberg would not say why the vehicle was stopped. Mr. Simmons was a passenger.
Deputy gets dragged by car at checkpoint
COLUMBIA - A Richland County deputy working a safety checkpoint was dragged several feet by a car Saturday night.
Officer Kathy Jarvis eventually drew her gun and wounded the driver in the hand, authorities say.
The car was driven by John Gregory Bookert, 34, of Columbia, according to the Richland County Sheriff's Department.
Highway system will help monitor traffic
HILTON HEAD ISLAND - Cameras along one of the area's busiest roads soon will monitor traffic flow and accidents.
The Intelligent Traffic System on U.S. Highway 278 will include 18 cameras, signs telling motorists which radio stations to turn to for advisories, a motorist assistance truck and two police officers.
William Winn, the director of Beaufort County Emergency Management, says it could take six months to get everything up and running.
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