Gertrude McElveen, 72

Columbia, South Carolina
September 04, 2001

Agencies: Forest Acres Police Department South Carolina | South Carolina Law Enforcement Division SLED

Cause of death: Vehicular


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Last updated: almost 4 years ago

Overview

Forest Acres patrolman Charles Morrison was speeding without his lights or siren on before a collision two years ago that fatally injured a 72-year-old woman, a lawsuit claimed. After the crash, Gertrude McElveen of Columbia was in the hospital for more than three months with "conscious pain and suffering and emotional distress" before she died.

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