LODD: SC asst. fire chief struck, killed at crash scene

Van Wick Fire Department Assistant Chief Dennis Straight was directing traffic at the scene of a crash when a vehicle hit him

Duty Death: Dennis Straight - [Lancaster, South Carolina]

End of Service: 11/06/2018


LANCASTER, S.C. — An assistant fire chief was killed Tuesday at the scene of a crash.

The Herald reported that Van Wick Fire Department Assistant Chief Dennis Straight was directing traffic at the scene of a crash when he was struck by a vehicle, according to officials.

Straight was transported to the hospital, where he later died.

“It is with deep regret that the announcement is made of the death of Charlotte Road/Van Wyck Assistant Fire Chief Dennis Straight, who lost his life in the line of duty while working at a motor vehicle collision scene,” Lancaster County Fire Marshal Russell Rogers said.

Straight was a 20-year veteran of the fire service and was described by his colleagues as a “great man” who was “dedicated to the people of Lancaster County.”

Lancaster County Emergency Management Director Darren Player, who worked with Straight for 20 years, said he was a “super, generous man.”

Straight was known around the community for dressing up as Santa Claus as firefighters delivered toys to children in a fire truck, sources said.

“Please keep Chief Straight’s wife, emergency responders and his family in your thoughts and prayers,” Rogers said.

 

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