Darlington County (S.C.) Sheriff Wayne Byrd suspended a deputy who crashed an agency vehicle after reaching 119 mph while responding to a shots-fired call.
Deputy Benjamin Dale Weatherford crashed a black unmarked SUV, while driving two other narcotics officers to a scene where another narcotics officer reported he had been fired on. The deputy hit a curb while trying to avoid a civilian vehicle, and flipped the SUV several times.
The deputy was suspended five days without pay, reports SC Now.
