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    SC FF/Medic Killed in Crash on Way to Work

    Dec. 27, 2022
    Rock Hill Firefighter/Paramedic David Campbell was killed in a crash Dec. 23.
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    Rock Hill FF/Medic David Campbell, left, was killed Dec. 23 on his way to Station 6.
    Rock Hill FF/Medic David Campbell, left, was killed Dec. 23 on his way to Station 6.

    Just before Christmas, tragedy hit a South Carolina community.

    Rock Hill Firefighter/Paramedic David Campbell was killed in a wreck on his way to work on Dec. 23, WPDE reported.

    Campbell had just accepted a position with Colleton County Fire-Rescue (CCFR) and was set to join the department on Jan. 23, according to WCBD. 

    “Although he was not officially a member of our department yet, he was part of our fire service family,” CCFR said on its Facebook page. 

    Rock Hill Capt. Mac Thomas wrote a tribute to Campbell:

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