McColl Mayor George Garner II was the subject of an investigation by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division at the time of his death.

McColl Mayor George Garner II died in a vehicle crash in Mechanicsville just days after his town's entire police force resigned, officials say.

A South Carolina mayor died while being pursued by law enforcement on Tuesday, just days after the town’s entire police force quit due to a “hostile work environment.” McColl Mayor George Garner II veered into eastbound traffic and collided head-on with an 18-wheeler during the police chase.

The town of McColl, South Carolina, is dealing with the sudden death of Mayor George Garner in a car crash just days after its entire police force resigned.

DARLINGTON COUNTY, S.C. ( WMBF /Gray News) - A town left without a police force now does not have a mayor either. The mayor of McColl, South Carolina, died in a crash on Tuesday. Mayor George Garner died after a crash on Highway 34 in Mechanicsville, South Carolina.

WMBF reports an entire Pee Dee town’s police force has resigned. McColl Police Chief Bob Hale broke his silence on Thursday, confirming he was resigning just over a year after taking over the top cop role for the McColl Police Department.

A South Carolina mayor died in a car crash during a deputy pursuit days after his entire police force quit. Darlington County Coroner J Todd Hardee confirmed the news in a Facebook post on Tuesday. McColl Mayor George Garner II,