SOUTH CONGAREE, SC (WACH). — The town of South Congaree is addressing a leadership gap in its police department by appointing Carl James Carlan as the new police chief.
This decision follows the retirement of former Police Chief Steve Jonas, who stepped down after a head-on collision with an SUV that sent a mother and her two children to the hospital.
Dashcam footage from the incident showed a field sobriety test being administered to Jonas, who was suspected of being under the influence…