Hit and run in a fast food restaurant

WYFF NEWS FOUR TODAY. A 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION TURNED DEADLY. A SOUTH CAROLINA CORONER REACTS AFTER A MAN SET FIREWORKS ON HIS HEAD AND AN INMATE IS BACK IN CUSTODY AFTER DAYS OF RUNNING. NEW VIDEO SHOWING THE MOMENT HE WAS ARRESTED. HELLO. I’M PEYTON FURTADO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US HERE ON SATURDAY MORNING. WE’RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR HOT, HOT WEATHER THAT YOU’VE GOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO TODAY. THIS IS OUR SKYCAM FROM THE HILTON GREENVILLE, A BEAUTIFUL EARLY MORNING. YOU CAN SEE THE SUN KIND OF RISE IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OVER THERE. 73 DEGREES RIGHT NOW. But Sydney Sullivan says it’s not going to last. She’s in the studio with us. Sydney, how long can we expect 70 degrees here? I’d say stay in the 70s while it’s still warm, although it’s still a little muggy this morning. This is the coolest we’ve had in a while. Temperatures are rising again this afternoon. Not as hot as yesterday afternoon, but it’s still going to be hot and humid. Greenville is 73, Anderson is 75, Spartanburg is 75, Asheville is 72. So, already a hot and muggy start to the day. But the good news is the sun is shining. We’re not seeing any rain, at least for now. So if you’re trying to get out during the first part of the day, it looks like it’s good to go, with a few clouds coming and going during the first half of the day. But for the most part, everything looks nice and calm once we move into this afternoon and evening, things will start to shift gears a little bit. We’re going to see those temperatures drop back into the lower 90s. Not yet. Not as hot as yesterday, but it’s still going to feel like triple digits when you factor in the humidity. THIS IS GOING TO COME WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS IS NOT A OVERFLOW AND IT DOESN’T MEAN EVERYONE IS GOING TO SEE THIS HUMIDITY. WE MIGHT NEED SOME RAIN, SO IF YOU’RE ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES WHO GETS ONE OF THESE AFTERNOON STORMS, REALLY ENJOY IT IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. IT SEEMS A LITTLE DRIZZER THAN THE REST OF THE AREA, BUT I STILL CAN’T COMPLETELY RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A SHOWER OR A THUNDERSTORM. I’LL BE TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE LAST STORM, AND WHEN WE FINALLY SEE SOME RELIEF FROM THESE TEMPERATURES, PEYTON. THANKS SYDNEY. SPEAKING OF RELIEF, YOU’RE NOT GOING TO GET MUCH OF IT THIS AFTERNOON IF YOU’RE GOING OUT, BE AWARE OF SOME HEAT ADVISORIES IN OUR AREA. WE HAVE ONE STARTING AT 11:00 AM THIS MORNING. HEAT ILLNESSES INCLUDE MUSCLE CRAMPS AND PROFESSIONAL SWEATING, SO PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR BODY TODAY. THE NEXT STAGE IS HEAT EXHAUST, WHERE YOU MAY HAVE CHEWY SKIN AND NAUSEA. THE LAST STAGE IS HEAT IMPAIRMENT, WHICH IS WHEN YOUR SKIN DRIES OUT AND YOU MAY PASS OUT. REMEMBER, PLEASE STAY HYDRATED TODAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS, FIND A WAY TO COOL DOWN. GO IN, GET MEDICAL HELP IF NEEDED, AND AN UPSTATE FAMILY’S 4TH OF JULY ENDED IN FLAMES. LAST WEEK AFTER THEIR HOME BURNED DOWN OVERNIGHT. THIS HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT YESTERDAY IN WOODRUFF. OUR NATE STANLEY TALKED TO THIS FAMILY AND THE NEIGHBOR WHO HELPED THEM GET TO SAFETY. I WAS TOLD THE FAMILY WAS SLEEPING IN THE HOUSE BEHIND ME WHEN THE FIRE STARTED. A NEIGHBOR WHO LIVED BEHIND THEM SAW THE FIRE AND RAN TO HELP. NOW THE FAMILY TELLS ME THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE A COMMENT TO THIS HOLIDAY TRAGEDY. MY NINE YEAR OLD CHILD IS IN THAT WINDOW, AND THEN THE WINDOW ABOVE THE DOOR YOU SEE IS OUR ONE YEAR OLD CHILD, A NIGHTMARE? 4TH OF JULY FOR JV AND ASHLEY WALZ AND THEIR FAMILY OF FIVE. ASHLEY SAYS HER FAMILY WENT TO BED AFTER A NIGHT OF CELEBRATION, BUT THEY WERE SOON TO WOKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO TELL THEIR NEIGHBOR THAT THE CORNER OF THEIR HOUSE WAS ON FIRE. YOUR HOUSE IS ON FIRE. PLEASE OPEN THE DOOR. WE SAW THE FLAMES GOING UPWARDS, SO I JUST DROPPED EVERYTHING AND RAN TO THE CORNER OF THE DOOR BECAUSE I KNEW EXACTLY HOW IT WAS. I SAID, LET ME DO IT. I JUST DROPPED EVERYTHING I HAD IN MY HAND, AND I. I RAN AND I KNOCKED ON THE DOOR, AND I WAS HAPPY TO BE UP. MY GOD. NO PROBLEM. ASHLEY. ASHLEY, TAKE THAT DOG OUT. LET THE DOG OUT. SO SHE LET THE DOG OUT. AND I RAN UPSTAIRS TO GET THE BABY AND THE BOYS. THEY WERE RUNNING DOWN DOWN. WE CONTACTED THE WOODRUFF FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHO SAYS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. WALL SAYS HE WAS TOLD THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS LABELED AN ACCIDENTAL FIREWORKS. HER FRIDAY WAS SPENT ASSESSING THE DAMAGE, TALKING TO INSURANCE AND ANSWERING CALLS FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY. SHE SAYS THE COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO HELP MAKE HER, HER HUSBAND AND HER THREE CHILDREN FEEL COMFORTABLE AND PEOPLE JUST STOP BY AND OFFER YOU WHAT THEY CAN DO, WHAT THEY CAN HELP WITH BY DROP-OFFS OF CLOTHES, DIAPERS, FOOD. BUT THAT’S WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS AND YOU START TO MEET EACH OTHER AND SAY, HEY, I LIVE AROUND HERE. IT’S NICE TO KNOW THAT’S REALLY THE CASE. OH, COME ON, HOUSE, PLEASE GET OUT OF THE HOUSE. IT’S COMING. GET OUT OF THE HOUSE! IT’S COMING. AND A LINK TO A GOFUNDME SET UP BY THE WALZ FAMILY CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE. DOT COM WOMAN REPORTING IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY NATE STANLEY, WYFF NEWS FOUR. AGAIN, YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE ABOUT THIS IN DORCHESTER COUNTY, THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS A MAN DIED OF FIREWORKS-RELATED INJURIES ON THE 4TH OF JULY. AUTHORITIES WERE CALLED TO A SUMMERVILLE SUBDIVISION. THERE THEY CLAIM THEY FOUND A MAN LYING IN THE ROAD. THE CORONER SAYS ALAN MCGREW LIT A LARGE FIREWORKS AND THEN PLACED IT ON HIS HEAD. According to witnesses and family members at the scene, the deceased was standing on Cottonwood Drive wearing a large top hat, on which he placed the fireworks, lit them, placed them on his head and it exploded. He suffered a serious head injury. The coroneer says McGrew died at the scene. The police report states that McGrew began drinking that day around 6:00 p.m. It says his wife tried to talk him out of putting the fireworks on his head, but she said he was showing off. AND AN ESCAPED TENNESSEE INMATE WAS DENIED BAIL YESTERDAY, A DAY AFTER HIS ARREST IN UPSTATE, BILLY FLETCHER APPEARED BEFORE A GREENVILLE COUNTY JUDGE. IT COMES WEEKS AFTER DEPUTIES SAID HE WALKED AWAY FROM A WORK CREW AT A TENNESSEE DETENTION FACTORY. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM A GAS STATION NEAR SULFUR SPRINGS ROAD SHOWS GREENVILLE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARRESTING FLETCHER THURSDAY NIGHT AROUND 8:30 P.M. NOW, TIFFANY COLE SAYS HER FATHER, VICTOR BURCHFIELD. YOU CAN SEE HERE, WAS MISSING AROUND THE TIME THAT FLETCHER ESCAPED. SHE SAYS FLETCHER WAS SEEN ON VIDEO CARRYING SEVERAL OF HIS FATHER’S BELONGINGS. COLE SAYS SHE’S GRATEFUL THAT FLETCHER WAS CAPTURED, BUT SHE’S HOPING THAT HE CAN HELP HER FIND HER FATHER. YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE SUCH A BIG FAN OF PLACES WHERE MY FATHER MIGHT BE. WE JUST WANT TO Narrow THAT DOWN SO WE CAN FIND HIM. OF COURSE OUR HOPE IS STILL THAT HE IS ALIVE AND WELL AND THAT WE CAN BRING HIM HOME. TENNESSEE AUTHORITIES ARE UPSTATE RIGHT NOW. FLETCHER WILL BE EXTRADIATED AFTER HIS COURT APPEARANCE AND UNION COUNTY AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING A STABBING THAT INJURED ONE PERSON. Sheriff’s deputies were called to Fire Lane in the Buffalo community around 9:45 Thursday night. When they arrived, they found a man who appeared to have a stab wound to his back. That man was taken to the hospital. We don’t know what led to the stabbing or who the suspect is. And the Anderson County Coronet’s Office has identified a driver killed in a crash Friday morning. Investigators tell us the crash happened around 6 a.m. Friday on Youth Center Road near Highway 20 in Belton. THE CORONER’S OFFICE SAYS 19-YEAR-OLD ALEX LEE’S VEHICLE CROSSED THE CENTER LINE, LEFT THE ROAD AND STRUCK A TREE. THE CORONER SAYS INTOXICATION MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR. ALL CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION. AND IN GREENEVILLE, POLICE SAYS A MAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER DRIVING INTO A FURNITURE STORE ON HAYWOOD ROAD. THIS HAPPENED THURSDAY NIGHT AS WELL. IT WAS AT HAVERTYS. POLICE SAY JOSEPH TUTTON DROVE 50 TO 60 FEET TO THIS STORE. TUTTON WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH RECKLESS DRIVING, HIT AND RUN, AND OBSTRUCTING POLICE. AND A GREENEVILLE MAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER AUTHORITIES SAID IN PITTSBURGH HE ATTACKED A WOMAN WITH A SWORD. THIS HAPPENED AT THE WYNDHAM GRAND HOTEL. OFFICERS SAID THEY FOUND THIS VICTIM IN THE LOBBY. JAKE O’LEARY, THE PERSON IN THIS PICTURE WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED. IT APPEARS HE WAS IN TOWN FOR THE ANNUAL FURRY CONVENTION. AND JURY SCAMS CONTINUE IN OUR AREA. NOW. GEORGIA AUTHORITIES ISSUE WARNING. HART COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS A PERSON WITH A SPOOKY PHONE NUMBER IS PRETENDING TO BE AT THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CALLING PEOPLE, SAYING THEY MISSED JURY DUTY. DELEGATES SAY SCAMMERS ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO USE A CRYPTOCURRENCY MACHINE TO SEND MONEY AND END AN ARREST WARRANT. THE HART COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS IT WILL NOT CONTACT ANYONE BY PHONE ABOUT AN ARREST WARRANT, OR ANYONE WHO RECEIVES THE CALL

Police seek help identifying vehicle involved in hit-and-run at Anderson County fast-food restaurant

Updated: 12:06 p.m. EDT July 6, 2024

The Williamston Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run at a fast food restaurant in Williamston, South Carolina. (Video above: WYFF News 4 Morning Headlines)On July 4, a vehicle that appeared to be a Dodge Challenger struck the order box, causing $1,000 in damage to the Hardee’s at Beaver Dam and Highway 20, officers said. If you have any information regarding this case, WPD asks that you email them at crime@williamstonsc.

ANDERSON COUNTY, SC —

The Williamston Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a vehicle involved in a hit and run at a fast food restaurant in Williamston, South Carolina.

(Video above: WYFF News 4 Morning Headlines)

On July 4, a vehicle appearing to be a Dodge Challenger struck the control box, causing $1,000 in damage to the Hardee’s at Beaver Dam and Highway 20, officers said.

Williamston Police Department

Williamston Police Department

If you have any information regarding this case, WPD asks that you email them at crime@williamstonsc.