George Garner, the late Mayor of the town of McColl, South Carolina, was allegedly connected to an active South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) investigation, officials say.

The tiny South Carolina town of McColl, whose entire police force quit earlier this month, was thrust into further turmoil after its mayor was killed during a car crash. While being pursued by neighboring Marlboro County deputies Tuesday afternoon,

Mayor George Garner II, 49, of McColl, was being pursued by a deputy moments before he died in a head-on vehicle crash. His death came days after the town's police force quit. over 'town councilman'.