New Ellenton police chief dies in car accident

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New Ellenton police chief dies in car accident

By NBC Augusta Staff

Story Published: Jan 28, 2009 at 9:22 PM EST

Story Updated: Jan 28, 2009 at 9:56 PM EST

NEW ELLENTON, S.C. - The Aiken County Cornoner tells NBC Augusta New Ellenton Police Chief Johnny Hamilton died in an automobile accident.

The accident happened around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Walker Road and Poole Road near Perry, South Carolina.

A passenger who was in the vehicle with Hamilton and the driver of the other vehicle involved were taken to a hospital in Columbia.

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Thursday, Jan 29 at 10:06 PM hcs wrote ...

My condolences to the family of Chief Hamilton. I also wish a speedy recovery for his friend and to the other driver. I am outraged at the comments made by jbt and scpck. Chief Hamilton didn't get away with anything. He has paid the biggest price for his mistake. I can only hope that the emergency response will act as diligent in their jobs for you if you ever find yourself in need.

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Wednesday, Jan 28 at 11:29 PM scpck wrote ...

FIRST my condolences to the Chief’s family and to the town. THEN, I too want to know why so many emergency vehicles came to the site. The disaster team in a red truck, I don’t know from where caused two school buses to have to pull off the road when it came at a high rate of speed from Wagener toward Perry. Then when I was at the grocery in Wagener I counted at least 8 cars speeding through town, heaven knows what the traffic light showed red or not.But then the big trucks came slowly thru here

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