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Ena Bynum

Age : 20

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 03/19/2021

Location : Kingfisher Road near Catfish Road

City : Barnwell

County : Barnwell

State : South Carolina

Agency : Barnwell County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed in police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: A Barnwell County Sheriff's Office deputy was stopped near Patterson Mill Road and Red Oak Road when the deputy observed the BMW driven by Ena Bynum traveling south on Red Oak Road at what appeared to be a high rate of speed. The deputy attempted to catch up with the BMW and followed it onto Kingfisher Road, activating the patrol vehicle's blue lights before the fatal collision.
NARRATIVE:
On 03/19/2021, 20-year-old Ena Bynum of Barnwell was killed along with uninvolved driver Erwin Inabinett, 60, when Bynum's BMW collided with Inabinett's Chevrolet Silverado during a Barnwell County Sheriff's Office pursuit.

According to the Barnwell County Sheriff's Office, a deputy was stopped near the intersection of Patterson Mill Road and Red Oak Road when the deputy observed Bynum's vehicle traveling south on Red Oak Road at what appeared to be a high rate of speed.

The deputy began attempting to catch up with Bynum and observed the BMW turn onto Kingfisher Road. The deputy continued behind the vehicle and activated the patrol vehicle's blue emergency lights. The Sheriff's Office said the BMW remained some distance ahead of the deputy.

At approximately 11:44 a.m., Bynum was traveling west on Kingfisher Road in a 2007 BMW when he attempted to pass another vehicle in a no-passing zone. The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported that the BMW crossed left of center and collided with an eastbound 2015 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Inabinett.

Bynum sustained fatal head trauma and died at the crash scene. Inabinett sustained severe injuries and was airlifted to a hospital, where he subsequently died. Both drivers were wearing seat belts.

Barnwell County Coroner Denise Gibson identified Bynum and Inabinett and determined that Bynum died from head trauma while Inabinett died from multiple injuries sustained in the collision.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated the fatal collision. The 03/19/2021 Barnwell County entry in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System documenting two fatalities corresponds with this independently documented Barnwell County Sheriff's Office pursuit.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wrdw.com/2021/03/20/fatal-barnwell-county-crash-happened-during-police-pursuit-sheriff-says/
https://fatalencounters.org/view/person/victim/8972422b/
https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars