South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Dies In The Line Of Duty In Camden

COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Highway Patrol announces that a state trooper has been killed in a motor vehicle collision in Kershaw County Saturday morning.

Jonathan S. Nash, 41, died Saturday around 10:00 a.m. on U.S. 1 in Camden while escorting a charity ride in honor of Trooper Hardy M. Godbold, who was killed in the line of duty in 1992.

Nash was on U.S. 1 headed north when the collision occurred. The collision is being investigated by the Richland County Sheriff’s Office at the request of the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office.

There were six Highway Patrol motor units and two Highway Patrol Patrol cars with their lights activated, escorting a group of motorcycles from Camden Middle School to Bishopville and back to Camden. Godbold’s family has organized the ride in his honor since 2006.

“The South Carolina Department of Public Safety extends its deepest condolences to Lance Corporal Nash’s family,” said SCDPS Director Mark Keel. “His sudden death is a heartbreaking loss for the entire law enforcement community.”

“Lance Corporal Nash was an excellent trooper who had earned the distinction of serving on the motor unit,” said Highway Patrol Col. Kenny Lancaster Jr. “Trooper Nash was well-loved and would be the first to step up and help anyone. This is a tragedy compounded because Lance Corporal Nash was killed during a charity ride to honor another trooper killed on the same roadway.”

He has served on the ACE Team Motor Unit since 2004.

Nash, a resident of Union County, joined the Highway Patrol in 1994. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1986-1993. He is a native of Manatee, Florida.

He is survived by his parents, Dan and George-Ann Nash, both of Anderson, SC, and a 14-year-old daughter. Nash graduated from Oakwood Christian School (Anderson) in 1987. He graduated from Lander College in 1993.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol announces the following arrangements for Lance Corporal Nash: who was killed in a line-of-duty collision on Saturday, September 19.

Visitation:

When: 5 p.m.-7 p.m., Tuesday, September 22

Where: Sullivan-King Mortuary, Northeast Chapel, 3205 North Highway 81, Anderson.

Funeral services:

When: Funeral services begin at 11 a.m., Wednesday, September 23

Where: Civic Center of Anderson, 3027 MLK Jr. Blvd. (formerly Mall Road). Click here (for directions);

Burial will follow in the M.J. “Dolly” Cooper Veterans Cemetery, 140 Inway Dr. (adjacent to the Richard Campbell State Veterans Nursing Home on Belton Highway).

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Andrea Nash Educational Fund, c/o Peoples Bank, 1921 E. Greenville Street, Anderson, SC 29621.