Trooper involved in SC 24 Wreck in OC

A trooper with the South Carolina Highway Patrol was involved in a two-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon in Oconee County. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office reports the wreck happened just before 4pm on SC 24 near the Tokeena Crossroads. They say it involved an SUV and a marked Highway Patrol pickup truck. Apparently, a car was traveling on Highway 24 when it stopped to turn left into a private driveway. That is when the SUV swerved into oncoming traffic and hit the trooper’s truck. The trooper, the driver of the SUV and a child in the SUV were taken by ambulance to Oconee Medical Center. All three were treated and released. The driver of the SUV was issued citations, including one for driving without a license.