RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — The Richland County Sheriff's Department has charged a 25-year-old man in a deadly crash that deputies say happened after a brief pursuit on Friday morning.
And now, we know the identity of the man killed in the crash.
According to Sheriff Leon Lott, the crash happened around 8 a.m. after a deputy enforcing traffic laws in a school zone saw a driver speeding through the 1000 block of Zimalcrest Drive.
The sheriff's department said the deputy attempted a traffic stop but the driver, later identified as Shylek Pringle, didn't pull over.
According to the department's preliminary findings, the driver continued to drive away a short distance and went into oncoming traffic in the area of Browning Road and Fairhaven Drive where he hit another vehicle, killing 74-year-old Ernest Kenner of Columbia.
A spokesperson for the South Carolina Highway Patrol added that a third vehicle was also struck in the crash and taken to an area hospital.
Pringle has since been charged with speeding in a school zone, unlawful possession, and driving under suspension from driving under the influence (DUI).
The investigation is now being handled by the Highway Patrol which will handle charges related to the victim's death. The sheriff's department said no Richland County sheriff's vehicles were involved in the crash.
The department later confirmed that Pringle was out on four different bonds from different agencies when the deadly crash occurred.