No sooner do I say it should be so, than it is…
Whoa … (imagine that “whoa” in a Keanu Reeves voice) the power of this blog is truly awesome.
Adam Beam now reports:
Updated 2:22 p.m. The S.C. Highway Patrol is investigating Wednesday’s car crash involving Columbia mayor-elect Steve Benjamin and a hotel restaurant worker, who was hospitalized after the accident.
Benjamin’s automobile collided about 5:40 a.m. with a car driven by Columbia resident Deborah Rubens at the intersection of Gervais and Pickens streets.
Sid Gaulden, a spokesman for the highway patrol, said Columbia Police asked his agency to investigate.
Gaulden said he did not have details, but said such requests are often made to avoid questions about conflicts-of-interest.
“As of right now, it is still under investigation,” Gaulden said.
I feel much better now. And I take back what I said about the city cops being dumb, now that they’ve done the smart thing.
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Someone was filming a TV report at the SW corner when I drove by at around 11:35 or so. Otherwise, it looked clear.
Black man elected to Columbia’s highest office for the first time, aided by coalition of Dems and Repubs, in a state with a reputation for political polarization, and a few hours later he’s in a car wreck … Brad, days like this, you’ll miss working at a newspaper.
Last night, when your tweets went dark, I thought maybe I should have volunteered to drive you around so you could social mediate. Now I realize it was Steve who needed my skills. Oy!