Report: SC firefighter killed after trying to jump on truck

CONWAY, SC (AP) — A report from state troopers says a Conway firefighter who died last month had tried to jump on a fire truck.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol’s incident report said 42-year-old Christopher Ray of Green Sea slipped as he tried to leap on the truck as it backed up at about 5 mph at a fire March 20. Ray was a Whiteville native.

The report says after slipping, Ray became tangled in the fire hose and the truck backed over him. The 6-year-veteran of the Conway Fire Department died at the scene.

Troopers say no charges will be filed against the driver of the fire truck.

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