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Jermaine Jackson

Age : 31

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 06/24/2021

Location : South Carolina Highway 57 near Harshaw Lane

City : Little River

County : Horry

State : South Carolina

Agency : Horry County Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: Horry County police pursued Jackson for speeding approximately 100 mph in a 45-mph zone until he crashed.
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NARRATIVE:
On 06/24/2021, 31-year-old Jermaine Jackson of Longs was killed after crashing a 2005 Honda Accord during a Horry County Police Department pursuit near Little River, South Carolina. Jackson was returning home after spending time with his girlfriend and children.
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Shortly before 4:45 a.m., two Horry County police officers were parked near a Tiger Mart at Highway 9 and Highway 905 when Jackson passed them traveling approximately 100 mph in a 45-mph zone. The officers followed him for more than two minutes before activating their emergency lights. Dash-camera footage later obtained by The Sun News documented the pursuit.
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Jackson initially pulled into a gas-station parking lot after police activated their lights but then continued away. The pursuit turned onto Highway 57, where an officer reported speeds of approximately 90 mph.
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Near Harshaw Lane, Jackson's Honda left the roadway, struck a culvert and utility pole, entered a ditch, struck a tree and overturned. Jackson was ejected from the vehicle.
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Horry County Fire Rescue arrived at approximately 4:53 a.m. Jackson was transported to Grand Strand Medical Center, arriving at approximately 5:25 a.m. in cardiac arrest. He died at the hospital at approximately 5:45 a.m.
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The Horry County Coroner's Office did not publicly release Jackson's identity following his death. After The Sun News contacted Coroner Robert Edge, Edge identified the deceased as Jermaine Jackson on 08/26/2021, more than two months after the fatal pursuit.
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Jackson was the father of seven children and the youngest child of Selena Jackson. His mother described him as someone who would help others whenever he could. His family's social-media pages contained numerous tributes after his death, and his mother held a celebration of life around his birthday in August.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Horry County police officers who initiated and participated in the pursuit were not publicly identified in the reporting located.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/crime/article252329318.html
https://www.wfxb.com/2021/06/24/driver-killed-after-crashing-vehicle-in-little-river/
https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/article253914093.html
https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/crime/article254072548.html