HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – The South Carolina State Board of Schooling has suspended a Horry County instructor’s educator certificates after he was accused of inflicting a lethal crash whereas below the affect.
Michael Oerther, 52, was arrested final week and charged with felony driving below the affect leading to loss of life.
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Troopers stated he was driving a Jeep Wrangler alongside Carolina Forest Boulevard when he crashed into the again of a Honda Civic that was stopped at a stoplight close to Stafford Drive. Leza Watts, 27, was killed within the crash.
Horry County Faculties stated Oerther, who’s a math instructor at Ocean Bay Center College, was positioned on administrative go away on Oct. 26, the day after the crash.
“The SCDE (South Carolina Division of Schooling) has purpose to consider that, because of the severe nature of this allegation of misconduct, Mr. Oerther could pose a menace to the well being, security, and welfare of scholars who could also be below his instruction, and that emergency motion is required,” paperwork from the S.C. Board of Schooling states.
The board issued an order on Tuesday that Oerther’s educator certificates ought to be summarily suspended till there’s a due course of listening to or the matter is resolved.
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