Oconee County, SC Firefighter and Friendship Chief Killed in Wreck

By Dick Mangrum, WGOG Radio, Walhalla, SC

A long-time Oconee County, South Carolina firefighter and fire chief h as died.

Authorities say, 35-year old David Wright was killed about 6p last night when his 1988 International tractor-trailer truck crashed through a guardrail on the left side of SCHighway 24 and plunged into Lake Hartwell.

According to Oconee Fire Chief Charlie King, Wright was driving the truck as part of his father’s business in Anderson.

Wright was a 23-year member of the Seneca Fire Department and chief of the nearby Friednship Volunteer Fire Department.