Coroner IDs driver killed in Florence County car chase

FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – The driver killed in a crash while attempting to elude deputies in a stolen vehicle has been identified.

Florence County Coroner Keith von Lutcken confirmed that 34-year-old Matthew Laverne Holloman from Olanta was killed in the crash Friday afternoon.

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The crash happened at the intersection of McAllister Mill Road and Salem Road Friday around 4 p.m. when Holloman refused to stop for law enforcement, leading deputies on a chase. It was determined the 2012 Honda Civic he was driving was stolen.

SCHP is investigating.

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