Veteran deputy seriously injured in car crash, Richland County sheriff says
A veteran of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department was taken to an area hospital following a Thursday morning crash.
Sgt. Michael Mazerolle is in serious condition, the sheriff’s department said in a news release. Further information on his condition was not made available.
The deputy was injured in a single-vehicle collision that happened near Koon Road in Irmo, according to the release. That runs from Dutch Fork High School to U.S. 176, near Exit 101 on Interstate 26.
The crash happened at about 6:50 a.m., according to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.
Mazerolle’s patrol vehicle ran off the left side of the road and hit a tree, Master Trooper David Jones of South Carolina Highway Patrol told The State.
Information on if Mazerolle was on duty was not available.
He was airlifted to a Prisma Health hospital in Richland County, according to Jones.
There was no word about what caused the car to veer off the road, or if the 20-year-veteran of the sheriff’s department was wearing a seat belt, but it is being investigated by Highway Patrol.
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This story was originally published April 1, 2021 at 2:12 PM.
