A South Carolina mayor died in a car crash during a deputy pursuit days after his entire police force quit. Darlington County Coroner J Todd Hardee confirmed the news in a Facebook post on Tuesday. McColl Mayor George Garner II, 49, died when a car he was traveling in collided with a truck.

The mayor of McColl, S.C. was killed in a car accident on Tuesday, with officials saying he was being pursued by a sheriff's deputy when he died.

George Garner, the late Mayor of the town of McColl, South Carolina, was allegedly connected to an active South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) investigation, officials say.

The mayor of a South Carolina town where the entire police force resigned has died in a tragic car crash. McColl Mayor George Garner II, 49, died in a crash while being “pursued” by other law enforcement.

The mayor of a South Carolina town where the entire police force resigned in anger at local officials has died in a car crash — while being “pursued” and investigated by other law enforcement, according to reports.