I would be doubtful of that, from what I know of crash scenes, but that's a good point. Ejections are pretty uncommon in non rollover accidents, and had it been a serious rollover, I think LE would have stated something to the effect of their vehicle being found crashed (etc.) as opposed to just being found. But IF they were ejected, the speed at which that would have occurred and the effect on the body, from a trauma standpoint would make the phone call regarding a crash less likely. I'm thinking more along the lines of injured, left vehicle to seek help and died due to environmental factors (geographic conditions such as water, outside temperature/hypothermia, etc). Accuweather said it was down in the 30's that night. https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/columbia/29201/december-weather/330679 Whatever happened, two dear souls have been lost and will always be remembered.
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The route from near where they were last heard from, to near where they were found (both locations are arbitrary and not exact):
Elloree to Calhoun County School District
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I've found the accident location here:
Thanks. BTW, I picked up on "hydro" immediately.I've found the accident location here:
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IMO, it seems they may have left the highway by the hydro pole and went down the embankment into the swamp and Murph Mill Creek that are just on the opposite side of the pole from the highway. Given the shape of the vehicle, suspect they may have suffered burn injuries, and ended up soaking wet and Dad tried to make it with the daughter to the very last house on Lavender Lane --- from the sky view, the lights from that home would have been viewable from the accident location IMO.
So very tragic and help so close. My condolences to the family of this Dad and his daughter. He obviously loved her very, very much.
Not to mention Murph Mill Road a little further down....
I doesn't look like fire damage on the paint. Didn't see anything in the news about it. MOO
CALHOUN COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - Autopsies have been scheduled for Friday for a father and his 6-year-old daughter who were found dead in Calhoun County, according to Coroner Donnie Porth.
Autopsies scheduled for father, daughter found dead in Calhoun County
Autopsies have been scheduled for Friday for a father and his 6-year-old daughter who were found dead in Calhoun County, according to Coroner Donnie Porth.www.wistv.com
The door latches, tail latch, tailights, license plate moulding, tires and windows are completely gone, almost as if the bare metal truck body and frame had yet to enter assembly. The silver-gray paint is scorched in places, also the roof and the door area look warped.
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Better picture of the truck from the below article. Article also states this:
"According to the incident report, Jason Murph's wife stated the two were estranged and living separately, but that he had been caring for his daughter for the previous two weeks .
She reported that she received a call around 8 p.m. Saturday from Jason Murph saying his Toyota Tundra truck had wrecked in Calhoun County and he didn’t know where he was.
The report also says during this phone she could hear their daughter yelling in the background and Jason hung up the phone and refused to answer. It also says that the phone died and Murph’s wife texted him to contact 911 but she never heard from him again."
Report gives new details into events leading to death of Richland County father, daughter
The mother said she and the father were estranged.
Maybe the father placed the call prior to the wreck and fire and ended their lives. The dad did not respond to the mother’s call. Someone must have seen the flames. How was the vehicle located? To me, the truck doesn't look wrecked.
I don’t know what to call it, but it sure look awful! Looks burned out and beat up.
