Deputy sheriff killed in freak accident

WALHALLA, S.C. - A South Carolina deputy sheriff from northeast Georgia died early Sunday morning when he was pinned between his patrol car and a tree.

Oconee County, South Carolina, Coroner Karl E. Addis said 26-year-old William Frederick Schuck III of Rabun Gap, Ga., was found dead about 3:00.

Schuck had been patrolling a private dirt road near Highway 11 north of Walhalla when his car got stuck. When he got out of the car to assess his situation, the car apparently moved forward and pinned him to the tree.

Investigators say Schuck had spoken with his wife after 1:30 a.m. and told her his car was stuck. When his supervisor could not reach him on the phone or radio, officers began searching for him.

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