Flipped car, damaged gas meter leads to neighborhood evacuation at Sun City-Hilton Head
Nearly two dozen homes had to be evacuated in Sun City Monday after a crash resulted in a gas leak.
Updated: 11:12 AM EST Nov 21, 2023
BREAKING NEWS OVERNIGHT…A MASS SHOOTING.. INSIDE AN OHIO WALMART. THIS HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLY TRAGIC INCIDENT. ONE PERSON KILLED.. AND SEVERAL HURT. WITNESSES WHO WERE AT THE STORE.. SHARE WHAT THEY SAW. AN INMATE KILLED INSIDE A SOUTH CAROLINA JAIL. WHY DEPUTIES SAY.. HIS DEATH.. WAS *RACIALLY MOTIVATED. PLUS … IF YOU’RE TRAVELING FOR THANKSGIVING.. THERE COULD BE SOME TROUBLE COMING YOUR WAY. THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. GOOD MORNING – – I’M EMMA HAMILTON. METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS IS JOINING US NOW …. NOW, HERE’S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR… TODAY A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY BEFORE 11AM. CLOUDY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 76. SOUTH WIND 11 TO 18 MPH, WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 26 MPH. TUESDAY NIGHT A 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY AFTER 3AM. CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 64. SOUTH WIND AROUND 16 MPH, WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 24 MPH. WEDNESDAY SHOWERS LIKELY AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM BEFORE 11AM, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 70. SOUTHWEST WIND 9 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 22 MPH WE’RE STAYING ON TOP OF BREAKING NEWS.. FOLLOWING A MASS SHOOTING INSIDE AN OHIO WALMART. POLICE SAY ONE PERSON IS DEAD.. AND THREE OTHERS ARE HURT. IT HAPPENED IN BEAVERCREEK… WHICH IS ABOUT 15 MINUTES OUTSIDE OF DAYTON. POLICE SAY THE SUSPECTED SHOOTER IS DEAD.. AFTER HE OPENED FIRE.. AND THEN TURNED THE GUN ON HIMSELF. A CREW FROM OUR SISTER STATION IN CINCINATTI TALKED TO WITNESSES AT THE SCENE LAST NIGHT. “WE SAW ONE PERSON GETTING TAKEN AWAY.. AND ANOTHER RIGHT AFTER.. IT’S CRAZY IT HAPPENED FIVE MINUTES FROM WHERE WE LIVED.. AND CAN HAPPEN AGAIN.” INVESTIGATORS ARE WORKING TO FIND A POSSIBLE MOTIVE. A WALMART SPOKESPERSON SAYS THEY’RE HEARTBROKEN BY WHAT HAPPENED AT THE STORE AND SAY IT’S STILL A DEVELOPING SITUATION. THIS MORNING… GEORGIA DEPUTIES SAY AN INMATE IS ACCUSED OF BEATING HIS CELLMATE.. TO DEATH… IN A “RACIALLY MOTIVATED” INCIDENT. IT HAPPENED ON SUNDAY… AT THE CLAYTON COUNTY JAIL. THEY SAY THE INMATE….JAQUEZ JACKSON…TOLD INVESTIGATORS SEVERAL TIMES… THAT HE DOESN’T LIKE MEXICAN- HISPANICS…. AND WANTED TO KILL THEM. JACKSON IS NOW CHARGED WITH MURDER. “FOLKS THERE WAS A MIRACLE IN GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY NIGHT FOR LUCAS WATTS, AND GOD DID IT, IT’S ALL GOD… ALONG WITH YOUR PRAYERS.” THIS MORNING .. A COMMUNITY IS RALLYING AROUND A SOUTH CAROLINA DEPUTY.. WHO IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.. FOLLOWING A SHOOTING. WE’VE TOLD YOU THAT AN OCONEE COUNTY DEPUTY .. AND FATHER.. WAS SHOT AFTER HE TRIED TO PULL SOMEONE OVER LAST WEEK. THE SUSPECT… GREGORY MAXWELL… WAS HIT DURING A SHOOTOUT WITH DEPUTIES.. AND IS ALSO IN THE HOSPITAL. HE FACES FIVE ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES. THIS MORNING … A JUDGE WILL DECIDE IF ONE OF FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S CO-DEFENDANTS.. IN GEORGIA’S ELECTION TRIAL.. WILL HAVE TO GO – *BACK TO JAIL. A COURT FILING SAYS HARRISON FLOYD TRIED TO INTIMIDATE CO- DEFENDANTS AND WITNESSES. FLOYD FILED PAPERWORK MONDAY CLAIMING HIS BOND IS BEING REVOKED IN RETALIATION TO REJECTING A PLEA DEAL. FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S DEFENSE WILL HAVE TO FIND A NEW TACTIC.. TO AVOID HIS UPCOMING FINANCIAL FRAUD TRIAL. A NEW YORK JUDGE DENIED A REQUEST FOR A MISTRIAL. TRUMP’S DEFENSE CLAIMED THE JUDGE AND LAW CLERK ARE BIASED AGAINST HIM. IN THE RULING … THE JUDGE SAID THE MOTION IS QUOTE “UTTERLY WITHOUT MERIT.” THIS MORNING.. PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY.. FOR SERVICES THAT WILL HONOR THE LIFE OF FORMER FIRST LADY ROSALYNN CARTER. HERE’S WHAT THE WHITE HOUSE HAD TO SAY.. ABOUT PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN POSSIBLY COMING TO GEORGIA.. FOR THOSE SERVICES. “AS IT RELATES TO ANY POTENTIAL TRAVEL, THE PRESIDENT AND THE FIRST LADY PLAN TO PAY RESPECTS TO THE FORMER FIRST LADY. I DON’T HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE AT THIS TIME ON DETAILS OR ANYTHING TO CONFIRM JUST YET, BUT CERTAINLY AS WE HAVE INFORMATION OR MORE DETAILS TO SHARE WE CERTAINLY WILL SHARE THAT WITH ALL OF YOU,” SHE TOLD REPORTERS.” MRS. CARTER’S FUNERAL SERVICE IS NEXT WEDNESDAY. HOLIDAY TRAVEL AND SHOPPING ARE RAMPING UP RIGHT NOW .. AND WE WANT TO KNOW.. HOW DO *YOU PREFER TO SHOP FOR GIFTS. YOU CAN VOTE NOW IN OUR LIVE POLL.. BY SCANNING THE Q-R CODE ON YOUR SCREEN. DO YOU PREFER SHOPPING ONLINE .. OR SHOPPING IN STORES. WE WANT TO CHECK IN WITH WJCL 22 NEWS AJ SISSON.. JOINING US IN THE STUDIO. AJ YOU ACTUALLY TALKED TO AN AMAZON REPRESENTATIVE.. ABOUT WHAT OUR LOCAL FACILITIES ARE SEEING RIGHT NOW. THAT’S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT EMMA … AND TO MAKE SURE THAT DEMAND IS MET … THAT REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME HOW THEY’RE INCREASING STAFFING TO MAKE SURE YOUR PACKAGE MAKES IT ON TIME. BACK IN OCTOBER … AMAZON OPENED SEASONAL POSITIONS FOR PICKERS … PACKERS … TRUCK LOADERS … AND DELIVERY DRIVERS … THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE HOLIDAY SEASON. “SOME FOLDS DO THIS AS SEASONAL WORK JUST FOR THE HOLIDAYS TO MAKE A LITTLE EXTRA MONEY. BUT, WE SEE IT AS A WAY TO HELP THE COMPANY CONTINUE TO DELIVER ON A PROMISE OF FAST DELIVERY. SO WE’VE ADDED TONS OF SEASONAL JOBS AND ALSO PERMANENT JOBS TO MAKE SURE THAT CYBER MONDAY AND OTHER HOLIDAY SHOPPING EVENTS ARE A SUCCESS.” TO ENSURE YOUR PACKAGE ARRIVES SAFELY … PAY ATTENTION TO SHIPPING NOTIFICATIONS. KEEP YOUR HOME WELL-LIT. AND DON’T LEAVE YOUR PACKAGE OUTSIDE LONG AFTER IT’S DELIVERED. EMMA .. COMING UP IN 30 MINUTES … I’LL TELL YOU HOW SMALL.. LOCAL BUSINESSES.. ARE GETTING MORE *BUZZ ON AMAZON. NOW LET’S CHECK OUR POLL… HERE’S A LIVE LOOK FROM HOUSTON’S AIRPORT… WHERE WORKERS THERE.. AND AT AIRPORTS ACROSS THE NATION.. ARE PREPARING FOR ONE OF THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAYS OF THE YEAR. ABC LIZ LANDERS HAS THE LATEST.. ON A CROSS-COUNTRY STORM THAT COULD IMPACT YOUR TRAVEL. FROM LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT… … TO LAGUARDIA- AN ESTIMATED 55 MILLION AMERICANS WILL TRAVEL FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY THIS SEASON – BUT TRIPS COULD BE IMPACTED BY SEVERE WEATHER. THE FAA EXPECTS 50 THOUSAND FLIGHTS THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING. AFTER MAJOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL CHAOS LAST YEAR – THE DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION SAYS THEY ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH AIRLINES MONITORING WEATHER: SOT/PETE BUTTIGIEG,U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY WHILE WE CAN’T CONTROL THE WEATHER, WE WILL BE USING EVERY TOOL AT OUR DISPOSAL TO KEEP CANCELLATIONS DELAYS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE IN THE FIRST PLACE. HAIL ALREADY HITTING LOUISANA OVERNIGHT – AND HEAVY RAIN, WIND, AND SNOW EXPECTED ON THE EAST COAST TODAY TUESDAY. ABC METEOROLOGIST SOMARA THEODORE: SOT/SOMARA THEODORE, ABC NEWS METEOROLOGIST TUESDAY EVENING A LOT OF FOLKS START HOLIDAY VACATION AND HITTING THE 95 CORRIDOR AND THAT?S WHEN WE?RE GOING TO SEE THE HEAVIEST RAIN ATLANTA, DC INTO AND UP TO NEW YORK CITY SOME GOOD NEWS THOUGH FOR THE 49 MILLION AMERICANS WHO ARE EXPECTED TO HIT THE ROAD: TRIPLE A SAYS RENTING A CAR WILL COST ABOUT 20-PERCENT LESS THIS YEAR – AND THAT FILLING UP AT THE PUMP SHOULD BE LESS PAINFUL TOO. SOT/MARIE MONTGOMERY, AAA AUTO CLUB A COUPLE OF BITS OF RELIEF FOR ROAD TRIP TRAVELERS ARE THAT GAS PRICES ARE LOWER THAN THIS TIME LAST YEAR IN MANY STATES, SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER TAG: AND A BIT MORE GOOD NEWS FOR AIR TRAVELERS: AUTHORITIES SAY FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS ARE DOWN – THIS YEAR WITH THE LOWEST CANCELLATION RATE IN 5 YEARS. LIZ LANDERS, ABC NEWS WASHINGTON HAPPENING TODAY… A LOCAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WILL DELIVER MEALS TO FIRST RESPONDERS. THE DEWITT TILTON GROUP WILL HAND OUT HOLIDAY MEALS TODAY WITH THE HELP OF STUDENTS FROM POOLER ELEMENTARY. THE FIREMEN AND WOMEN WILL ALSO GET COLORING PAGES.. CREATED BY THOSE STUDENTS. ALSO HAPPENING TODAY…A VOTE WILL DECIDE.. WHETHER CHATHAM AREA TRANSIT BOARD MEMBERS WILL EXPAND A ROUTE… INTO PORT WENTWORTH. THE PLAN INCLUDES TWO NEW FIXED-ROUTE BUSES…. AND HAVING BUSSES AVAILABLE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK… EVERY HOUR. AND HERE’S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING.
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Flipped car, damaged gas meter leads to neighborhood evacuation at Sun City-Hilton Head
Nearly two dozen homes had to be evacuated in Sun City Monday after a crash resulted in a gas leak.
Updated: 11:12 AM EST Nov 21, 2023
Above video: Your Tuesday headlinesNearly two dozen homes had to be evacuated in Sun City Monday after a crash resulted in a gas leak.According to the Bluffton Township Fire District, crews from multiple agencies responded Monday morning after a car struck an in-ground transformer and flipped, hitting the side of a house and severing a gas meter.TRENDING STORIESGood chance for tropical development in the Atlantic this weekThunderstorms may rumble ahead of Thanksgiving holiday…the latest on rain timingChatham County Amazon facilities preparing for the busiest shopping weekendThe crash happened on Pineapple Drive.The occupants of the vehicle were uninjured but the damaged gas meter resulted in 20 homes being evacuated.Service was briefly interrupted and then restored by 2 p.m.
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Nearly two dozen homes had to be evacuated in Sun City Monday after a crash resulted in a gas leak.
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According to the Bluffton Township Fire District, crews from multiple agencies responded Monday morning after a car struck an in-ground transformer and flipped, hitting the side of a house and severing a gas meter.
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The crash happened on Pineapple Drive.
The occupants of the vehicle were uninjured but the damaged gas meter resulted in 20 homes being evacuated.
Service was briefly interrupted and then restored by 2 p.m.