Fatal Encounters

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Nicholas Lee Holmes

Name: Nicholas Lee Holmes
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 08/11/2020
Location: Piedmont Highway and Davis Road
Gantt, South Carolina, 29673
County: Greenville
Agency: Greenville County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Greenville County Sheriff's deputies attempted to pull over a vehicle, which drove off around 4:30 p.m. Troopers said that car ran a stop sign at an intersection and was struck by an SUV. The driver of the car, Nicholas Lee Holmes, died en route to the hospital. A passenger in the car along with the driver of the SUV were injured in the crash.
Unique ID: 28586

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