Tragedies behind the wheel

Information has been received to indicate that there were at least three serious traffic accidents today in Oconee County.  An announcement is anticipated from the sheriff’s office to detail what happened this morning in the southern part of the county where an officer’s car hit a tree not far from highway 59, apparently in pursuit of another driver. State troopers also investigated a noon hour pedestrian accident on the Dr. John’s Road near Westminster.  There were no immediate details available about a third accident near Seneca—on the Tokeena Road at the Houston Rice Road, except that there is a traffic backup.