Sumter Police Department, South Carolina
End of Watch: Friday, January 21, 2011
Age: 39
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: January 21, 2011
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Corporal Chuck Nesbitt was killed in an automobile accident on Highway 521 near Rembert, South Carolina, at approximately 3:00 pm.
He and another officer were returning to Sumter after transporting a prisoner to the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice when their patrol car collided head-on with another vehicle. Both officers were transported to a local hospital where Corporal Nesbitt succumbed to his injuries.
Corporal Nesbitt had served with the Sumter Police Department for 10 years.