Crash in front of Piggly Wiggly leads to a car chase and foot pursuit, SC sheriff says
A man was arrested on multiple charges Tuesday following a crash on a South Carolina road in front of a Piggly Wiggly grocery store, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
Kenterious Gregg, 27, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injuries as well as failure to stop for blue lights, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
The crash happened in front of the Piggly Wiggly on Main Street in Bishopville, according to the release. Information about when the crash occurred and the number of vehicles involved was not available.
Following the collision, Gregg drove away from the scene, the sheriff’s office said. He was pursued by deputies before abandoning the vehicle in the Green Acres community, according to the release.
Gregg ran away but was eventually arrested after being tracked to a home with the use of a K-9 unit from the sheriff’s office, according to the release. Members of both the sheriff’s office and the Bishopville Police Department took Gregg into custody.
Gregg was taken to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center, and is awaiting a bond hearing, jail records show.
There was no word about the number of people who were hurt in the original crash, or information on their conditions.
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