CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) - A Kershaw County deputy parked at an exit ramp was injured Wednesday morning when a stolen car being chased by state troopers crashed into his cruiser on a South Carolina interstate, authorities said.
Troopers had decided to stop chasing the stolen car on Interstate 20 moments before the crash as the car was going more than 100 mph (160 kph), Kershaw County Sheriff Lee Boan told WLTX-TV.
The deputy was parked at the U.S. 601 exit ramp when the stolen car topped a hill, lost control and hit the cruiser, Boan said.
Two people in the car and the deputy were treated by paramedics. The deputy was conscious at the hospital, said Boan who spoke to his officer.
The crash blocked both westbound lanes of I-20 near Camden for a few hours on one of the busiest travel days of the year.
Deputies in nearby Richland County are investigating the crash since it involved both Kershaw County deputies and state troopers, Boan said.
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