Sheriff: Major was Injured in Car Accident

2:56 PM, Aug 19, 2012   |    comments
Major Rene Williams
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Orangeburg (SC) --The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating an accident that involved an Orangeburg County vehicle.

Sheriff Leroy Ravenell says Major Rene Williams was injured in a single car accident Saturday.

According to the Sheriff, Major Williams was responding to a shooting in Bowman, when he crashed his county vehicle on Big Buck Boulevard.

Officials say Major Williams was injured and transported to a local hospital. He will be on medical leave until released by his physician.