Bauer injured in wreck
(Blacksburg) - South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer has been injured in an aircraft crash.
The accident happened around 6:30 p.m. in the Cherokee County town of Blacksburg, near White Farm Road. The plane was registered to Bauer.
Few details have been released, but News19 has learned the crash happened shortly after take-off. The aircraft crashed into a power line, and then caught on fire. Bauer was transported to Greenville Memorial Hospital with what are called non life-threatening injuries. Senate Clerk Jeff Gossett says Bauer and a passenger who was also on board were conscious after the crash.
State Senator Harvey Peeler says Bauer flew to the area to visit a friend who had a death in the family. The weather was sunny with light winds in the Upstate at the time of the crash.
The accident happened around 6:30 p.m. in the Cherokee County town of Blacksburg, near White Farm Road. The plane was registered to Bauer.
Few details have been released, but News19 has learned the crash happened shortly after take-off. The aircraft crashed into a power line, and then caught on fire. Bauer was transported to Greenville Memorial Hospital with what are called non life-threatening injuries. Senate Clerk Jeff Gossett says Bauer and a passenger who was also on board were conscious after the crash.
State Senator Harvey Peeler says Bauer flew to the area to visit a friend who had a death in the family. The weather was sunny with light winds in the Upstate at the time of the crash.
posted by SCGOP at 5:03 PM
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