Cars illegally parked at USC to be towed
The university has adopted a new transportation policy for Greene Street that will involve towing cars that are illegally parked.
Cars that are parked in the bicycle lanes on Greene Street or on the grass areas located on the west end of campus are now subject to towing. This policy has been in effect since Wednesday.
USC Student Government posted about the new policy on its Twitter, @UofSCSG, “PSA: Illegally-parked cars on campus are now being towed. Don’t lose your ride to reserved parking areas!”
Ex-Senator from South Carolina pleads guilty to misconduct
Ex-Senator Robert Ford could face up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to misconduct in office, in the form of two ethics violations involving financial misrepresentations and forgery, Wednesday morning, The State reported. Prosecutors, however, will dismiss other charges against Ford in return for his plea, and he will likely get little or no time.
Minutes after he left court, Ford told reporters he is “not guilty” and pleaded guilty to save money on attorneys’ fees. Ford, a Democrat from Charleston, said he didn’t have enough money to pay a good defense lawyer, which would have cost more than $100,000.
“I ain’t no damn crook,” he said. Ford also told reporters the Senate Ethics Committee was on a “witch hunt” when it investigated him.
Fire truck rolls off mountain while responding to crash
A fire truck was driving on a steep and icy road in response to a crash around 8 a.m. Wednesday morning when it rolled off a mountain, WIS reported. The fire truck was responding to an incident in Carriage Park, a mountain home community in Hendersonville, and almost rolled into Lake Bowen.
Three of the four firefighters involved in the crash suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to hospitals. One individual has a broken collarbone and internal injuries, while the other two were treated and released from the hospital. The fourth firefighter was not injured.
According to Trooper Spero Davis of the Highway Patrol, this incident is a “prime example of the dangers of black ice.”
The truck had a small diesel fuel leak, which the Mountain Environmental Services will clean up.