SOCASTEE, S.C. (WBTW) — A 49-year-old man remains in jail after troopers say he hit two vehicles Friday on Dick Pond Road before fleeing and then hitting a South Carolina Highway Patrol cruiser and two Horry County police vehicles.
Jeremy Michael Sammons is accused of two counts of attempted murder, three counts of hit-and-run involving property damage, assaulting a police officer, driving under the influence and a host of other charges, according to J. Reuben Long Detention Center online records.
The incident prompted a large law-enforcement presence Friday afternoon on Socastee Boulevard and Brandy Mill Boulevard, where Sammons was arrested.
The incident began Friday afternoon when Sammons, who was driving a 2014 Ford pickup, attempted to turn right onto Beaver Run Boulevard from Dick Pond Road, Cpl. Nick Pye of the South Carolina Highway Patrol told News13 on Monday. That’s when his pickup hit a 2018 Kia and a 2023 Toyota…