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Horse in Bluffton, South Carolina, jumps fence, runs into traffic, smashing into pickup truck

It happened Wednesday morning.

Horse in Bluffton, South Carolina, jumps fence, runs into traffic, smashing into pickup truck

It happened Wednesday morning.

SUPPLEMENTAL AID PACKAGE IS HEADING TO PRESIDENT BIDEN AFTER THE SENATE OVERWHELMINGLY PASSED IT LAST NIGHT. THE BILL ALSO FORCES TIKTOK’S PARENT COMPANY TO SELL OR THE APP WILL BE BANNED IN THE US IN THE FUTURE. THE BILL ALSO GIVES FUNDING TO ISRAEL, UKRAINE AND TAIWAN. THAT PACKAGE INCLUDES $60 BILLION IN AID TO UKRAINE, $26 BILLION TO ISRAEL AND $8 BILLION TO TAIWAN. TIKTOK’S CHINA BASED PARENT COMPANY BYTEDANCE HAS UP TO ONE YEAR TO SELL TIKTOK. IF PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SIGNS THE BILL. TIKTOK SAYS IT HAS 150 MILLION USERS IN THE US, SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM THANKS HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON MADE THE RIGHT CALL, AND I THINK MIKE JOHNSON IS JUST DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WHEN IT COMES TO THIS PACKAGE BEING PUT TOGETHER THE WAY IT WAS, I THINK IT WAS VERY CLEVER, POLITICAL. BUT MIKE JOHNSON IS THE RIGHT MAN AT THE RIGHT TIME. THE BILL IS NOW HEADING TO PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN’S DESK. THE PRESIDENT IS EXPECTED TO SIGN IT INTO LAW. YOUR TIME. 644 IN UNION COUNTY. THE SEARCH FOR A MISSING 61 YEAR-OLD WOMAN WILL RESUME TODAY. LISA JOHNSON WAS LAST SEEN WALKING AWAY FROM HER HOME IN CARLISLE, AND DEPUTIES SAY SHE’S BEEN MISSING SINCE SUNDAY NIGHT. SHE WAS WEARING A BLACK JACKET, RED PAJAMA PANTS AND BLACK SHOES AND WE’RE ALSO TOLD JOHNSON HAS EARLY STAGE DEMENTIA AND DIABETES. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO CONTACT THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF THEY SEE JOHNSON. IN THE MEANTIME, THE SHERIFF TELLS US THEY’RE REEVALUATING THE SEARCH. GREENVILLE COUNTY OFFICIALS BROKE DOWN WHAT ROAD PROJECTS COULD BE INCLUDED AS PART OF A POTENTIAL PENNY SALES TAX. LAST NIGHT, COMMISSIONERS REVEALED 1400 ROADS COULD BE REPAVED IF THAT TAX IS APPROVED BY VOTERS. IN NOVEMBER. FOR THE TOTAL COST IS MORE THAN $1 BILLION AND ALSO INCLUDED ARE INTERSECTION SAFETY AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR SEVERAL. ROADS AND ALSO RELIEVING CONGESTION. WE HAVE A LINK TO AN INTERACTIVE MAP WITH ALL THOSE PROJECTS ON OUR WEBSITE. WYFF FORKS. COM HELPING THOSE IN NEED IN GREENVILLE. THAT’S TODAY’S GOAL OF THE ANNUAL FILL THE CRUISER COMMUNITY EVENT. JAMYA RE JOINS US LIVE NOW FROM THE BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA TO TELL US MORE JAMYA. WELL, ERIN, THEY FILLED THE CRUISER FOOD DRIVE HAS HELPED COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN NEED. THE GREENVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS PARTNERING WITH THE BON SECOUR WELLNESS ARENA AND PROJECT HOST. THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION GIVES FOOD TO THOSE IN NEED AND TRAIN THE UNEMPLOYED IN GREENVILLE. FOOD DONATIONS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE PROJECT HOST SOUP KITCHEN FOR THE CRUISERS AS PART OF THE AREAS SERVED TOGETHER ARENA’S GIVING EXPERIENCE PROGRAM. IT SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY THROUGH SPECIAL EVENTS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. SOME ITEMS NEEDED INCLUDE CANNED FOODS, EGG NOODLES, CONDENSED CREAM, SOUPS, SOUP, BROTHS, COOKING SPRAY, AND PACKAGED CONDIMENTS. THE FOOD DRIVE KICKS OFF AT 7 A.M. THIS MORNING AND RUNS INTO 2 P.M. RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF THE GSP BOX OFFICE. LIVE AT THE WELL JAMEA JAMYA, WYFF NEWS FOUR. JAMIA. THANK YOU. AS THE CRIMINAL TRIAL AGAINST FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TAKES A SCHEDULED RECESS TODAY, THE JUDGE HAS YET TO RULE ON IF THE FORMER PRESIDENT VIOLATED HIS GAG ORDER. THE JUDGE HELD A HEARING ON THE GAG ORDER ON TUESDAY. PROSECUTORS ASKED THE JUDGE TO FIND TRUMP $1,000 FOR EACH INSTANCE. THEY SAY HE VIOLATED THE ORDER. THEY ALSO WANTED A FORMAL WARNING ISSUED. TRUMP’S DEFENSE SAID HE’S ONLY BEEN RESPONDING TO POLITICAL ATTACKS. I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU PEOPLE. I’D LOVE TO SAY EVERYTHING THAT’S ON MY MIND, BUT I’M RESTRICTED BECAUSE I HAVE A GAG ORDER AND I’M NOT SURE THAT ANYBODY’S EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. AFTER THE HEARING, FORMER NATIONAL ENQUIRER PUBLISHER DAVID -- TOOK THE STAND FOR A SECOND DAY. -- TESTIFIED ABOUT WORKING WITH TRUMP’S ATTORNEY TO RUN DAMAGING STORIES ABOUT HIS OPPONENTS. MEANWHILE, PRESIDENT BIDEN, BACK ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IN FLORIDA. 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Horse in Bluffton, South Carolina, jumps fence, runs into traffic, smashing into pickup truck

It happened Wednesday morning.

Officials say a horse escaped a nearby fence and ran onto a South Carolina highway, striking a vehicle and leading to lane closures.(Above video is the Wednesday morning headlines.)It happened Wednesday morning on U.S. 278 in Bluffton.According to Bluffton Township Fire District public information officer Stephen Combs, the horse from the nearby Moss Creek stable jumped the fence and ran into oncoming traffic.It was struck by a pickup truck. The horse's front legs went through the windshield. At least one leg was broken.The horse had to be euthanized on the scene.The driver was not injured.TRENDING STORIES2 pedestrians hit, 1 killed in Greenville hit-and-run, coroner says Search for missing Upstate woman enters 3rd day, expands across state, deputies sayCicadas are so noisy in one South Carolina county that people are calling 911, sheriff says

Officials say a horse escaped a nearby fence and ran onto a South Carolina highway, striking a vehicle and leading to lane closures.

(Above video is the Wednesday morning headlines.)

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It happened Wednesday morning on U.S. 278 in Bluffton.

According to Bluffton Township Fire District public information officer Stephen Combs, the horse from the nearby Moss Creek stable jumped the fence and ran into oncoming traffic.

It was struck by a pickup truck. The horse's front legs went through the windshield. At least one leg was broken.

The horse had to be euthanized on the scene.

The driver was not injured.

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