Trial set in 2022 Florence crash that killed Florence Co. paramedic, motorcyclist
FLORENCE COUNTY S.C. (WPDE) — A judge has ordered a Florence woman to stand trial on September 14 on two counts of vehicular homicide in connection with a 2022 crash on Pamplico Highway that killed Florence County EMS medic Sara Weaver and motorcyclist Cedric Gregg.
The order setting the trial date was issued earlier this year, according to court records.
Jacqueline Williams, 75, of Florence, is charged in connection with the Aug. 9, 2022, crash. She has been out of jail on a $100,000 bond since the incident.
Weaver and Gregg were killed after deputies said Williams' car struck several people at the scene of an earlier motorcycle crash on Pamplico Highway.
Weaver had been helping Gregg, who was hurt in the first wreck, when they were both struck in the second crash.
The Florence County Sheriff's Office reported at the time that seven people were struck, including a Florence police officer and a South Carolina state trooper. Five of those struck did not suffer life-threatening injuries, deputies said.
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The upcoming trial comes more than four years after Weaver and Gregg were killed.
Twelfth Circuit Solicitor Ed Clements told ABC 15 in August 2022 that prosecutors were preparing the case for trial and were anxious to go to court.
Court records also previously showed an order for DNA sample collection was filed in Williams' case.
The criminal case has moved forward as civil litigation stemming from the crash has also made its way through the courts.
Multiple lawsuits have been filed against Williams alleging negligence and wrongful death. Some of those lawsuits have been settled.
A law enforcement officer who was struck in the crash also filed a lawsuit alleging his injuries and damages were caused by Williams' "careless, negligent, grossly negligent, willful, wanton, reckless, and unlawful acts."
The lawsuit alleges Williams failed to apply her brakes or maintain them properly, failed to take evasive action, failed to keep a proper lookout, drove too fast for conditions and failed to observe traffic conditions.
on the two vehicular homicide charges