GOOSE CREEK, S.C. — A Goose Creek native who has spent more than 27 years with the South Carolina Highway Patrol has been selected to lead the troop responsible for Berkeley County and much of the Lowcountry.
The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announced Tuesday the promotion of Capt. Christopher M. Wooten as commander of Highway Patrol Troop 6, which includes Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester, Beaufort, Colleton and Jasper counties.
Wooten, a graduate of Goose Creek High School and lifelong Lowcountry resident, has spent his entire Highway Patrol career serving in Troop 6…