OCSO Deputy Treated and Released After Head On Collision

An Oconee County Deputy was involved in a head-on collision Sunday evening at about 6:30 pm on Sheepfarm Road near Seneca.

Deputy Buddy Joe Duncan, Jr., age 56, was driving a 2014 Chevy Tahoe that belonged to the Sheriff’s Office and was taken to an area hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Deputy Duncan has been with the Sheriff’s Office since July of this year.

Corporal Matt Southern with the South Carolina Highway Patrol said that 32 year-old Carrie Leighanne Underwood of Walhalla was operating a 2003 Dodge Intrepid and charged with DUI for her role in the accident, of which Corporal Southern joins us now with details…