Nearly two years after a woman was struck and killed by a Horry County beach patrol truck, some beachgoers say they still feel uneasy when they see patrol vehicles driving near the surf.
66-year-old Sandra Shultz-Peter was killed in June 2024 in an incident that prompted scrutiny of how beach patrol vehicles operate along crowded shorelines. The death also led to proposed legislation and renewed attention on county policy governing vehicle use on the sand.
Concerns resurfaced this week after a photo showed a Horry County patrol truck traveling along the surf line, prompting questions about how close patrol vehicles should be to beachgoers and the water…