Officer killed when truck crosses median
The Augusta Chronicle (Ga.)
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Remembering Cpl. Mike Deese After His Fatal Crash
HARLEYVILLE - A Dorchester County deputy once named South Carolina deputy of the year and his police dog have died in a wreck on Interstate 26.
Sheriff’s Cpl. Mike Deese, 38, was killed on patrol around 5:20 p.m. Friday when an eastbound pickup crossed the median of I-26 near the Harleyville exit and slammed into his cruiser, authorities said.
Cpl. Deese and the driver of the pickup, 53-year-old Christopher Burnham Jr., of Summerville, both died instantly, Coroner Chris Nisbet said.
Cpl. Deese’s patrol dog, Sonja, was in the back of his cruiser and also died, Mr. Nisbet said.