A man wanted in Anderson County, South Carolina, led deputies on a chase that ended in a multi-vehicle wreck in Hartwell, officials say. Four people were injured in the wreck, including a woman who had to be airlifted from the scene.
The crash also injured a pregnant woman, and Hart County’s top government official, the Georgia State Patrol reports.
Shale Remien, with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, told reporters they were looking for a man wanted out of Iva, South Carolina. The suspect drove off, and deputies followed in a chase down Highway 29, according to WYFF News.
Anderson County deputies stopped pursuing the vehicle when it crossed into Georgia, Remien said. As the chase entered Georgia, Hart County deputies took the lead. State troopers were called to assist.
Multi-vehicle pileup
Troopers say the fleeing Hyundai Sonata ran a red light as the pursuit approached Hartwell city limits. A Ford Expedition struck the front passenger side of the Sonata, which then struck two other vehicles.
Following the crash, authorities arrested Holcombe. EMS transported him by ambulance to St. Mary’s Sacred Heart in Lavonia with non-life-threatening injuries.
21-year-old Chasity Hannah Gentry of Anderson was a passenger in the Sonata. Paramedics airlifted her to Greenville Memorial Hospital with serious injuries, according to GSP.
Troopers say the Expedition driver, 26-year-old Molly Byrum Tucker of Hartwell, is 33 weeks pregnant. An ambulance transported her to St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens as a precaution.
Hart County Administrator Terrell Partain, 69, was driving a Ford Explorer that was struck by the fleeing driver. An ambulance transported him to AnMed Health Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
The other driver, Jimmy Anthony Terrell, 66, of Hartwell, was not injured.
The State Patrol says Holcombe faces various charges, including felony fleeing and serious injury by vehicle.
