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Charleston County Deputy Killed in Fatal Multi-Vehicle Crash on Ladson Road
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating the crash, and authorities said the tractor-trailer driver was taken to a local hospital.
- On Wednesday, September 9, 2026, Charleston County Sheriff's Office Deputy Michael Hendricks, 33, died following an on-duty collision between his 2018 Ford pickup and a 2023 Volvo tractor-trailer on Ladson Road.
- South Carolina Highway Patrol investigators are examining the 11:45 a.m. crash near Industrial Center Drive, while the tractor-trailer driver was transported to a local hospital with injuries.
- Hendricks joined the Charleston County Sheriff's Office in 2023, serving in its Metro Unit, and previously worked for the Berkeley County and Dorchester County sheriff's offices since 2016.
- Charleston County Sheriff Carl Ritchie called the death "unexpected," while agencies including the Moncks Corner Police Department and Union County Sheriff's Office expressed condolences on Thursday.
- Deputies established a fundraiser to assist the Hendricks family with immediate expenses, and the agency pledged to release further information when appropriate out of respect for his family.
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CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) - Law enforcement across the Lowcountry is mourning the death of Charleston County Sheriff's Office Deputy Michael Hendricks, who was killed in the line of duty in a collision on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, colleagues, and loved ones. Rest easy, Deputy Hendricks," the [...]
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