Trooper killed in memorial ride
CAMDEN — A South Carolina state trooper has been killed during a memorial motorcycle ride to commemorate another trooper killed in the line of duty.
The Department of Public Safety said 41-year-old Jonathan S. Nash died around 10 a.m. Saturday near Camden.
The crash is being investigated by the Richland County Sheriff's Office.
Authorities said Nash was escorting a group of motorcycles during a ride for Trooper H. Merl Godbold, who was killed in the line of duty by a drunk driver in 1992.
Godbold's family has organized the ride in his honor since 2006.
Nash joined the Highway Patrol in 1994. The Manatee, Fla., native served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1986 to 1993.
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