Deputy killed in I-85 crash, 2 other deputies injured, sheriff says

Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis on Tuesday confirmed a deputy was killed after a traffic stop ended in a three-vehicle crash on I-85 and sent two other deputies and two suspects to the hospital.

Lewis said it was "with a broken heart that he confirmed the death of Sgt. Conley Jumper, who is survived by his wife, Sarah, and daughter, Cat.

Lewis said a deputy stopped a vehicle about 3 p.m. near the White Horse Road exit.

He said at least one person in the car got into a fight with two deputies while they were taking the person into custody.

During the fight, the suspect vehicle accelerated and collided with a tractor-trailer, injuring two deputies and at least two people in the suspects' vehicle, Lewis said.

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