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beaufortgazette.com
Hilton Head SC NOV 17 2008
Jury selection in the case of a man charged with killing a Hilton Head Island security guard in an alleged drunken-driving wreck last year is set to begin this afternoon at the Beaufort County Courthouse.
Rodney L. Galimore, 40, of Bluffton is charged with reckless homicide, felony DUI, a fourth offense of driving with a suspended license, two counts of child endangerment for having his young children in the vehicle, a liquor violation and not having insurance.
If convicted of all charges, he faces up to 65 years in prison and more than $56,200 in fines.
Merry C. Deon, 42, was riding her motorcycle home from work on S.C. 46 in Pritchardville on Aug. 11, 2007, when Galimore allegedly drove his SUV out of a parking lot directly in front of her.
Deon, who maintained an address in Ridgeland but was staying with a friend in Savannah, was a full-time security guard at Long Cove Club. She worked a second part-time job at Lowe’s in Bluffton.
She previously worked security at Hilton Head Plantation and Palmetto Dunes.
Her family described her as a friendly, compassionate woman who took in stray cats. After the wreck, other Long Cove Club security officers wore black bands around their badges, and flags were lowered to half-staff.
Galimore has been held in the county jail on a $226,798 bond since the wreck.
Galimore surrendered his South Carolina driver’s license in 2005. His SUV had New York tags, and he carried a New York license at the time of the wreck. He has a previous drunken-driving conviction for crashing into a fence along U.S. 278 and three convictions for driving with a suspended license.
Hilton Head SC NOV 17 2008
Jury selection in the case of a man charged with killing a Hilton Head Island security guard in an alleged drunken-driving wreck last year is set to begin this afternoon at the Beaufort County Courthouse.
Rodney L. Galimore, 40, of Bluffton is charged with reckless homicide, felony DUI, a fourth offense of driving with a suspended license, two counts of child endangerment for having his young children in the vehicle, a liquor violation and not having insurance.
If convicted of all charges, he faces up to 65 years in prison and more than $56,200 in fines.
Merry C. Deon, 42, was riding her motorcycle home from work on S.C. 46 in Pritchardville on Aug. 11, 2007, when Galimore allegedly drove his SUV out of a parking lot directly in front of her.
Deon, who maintained an address in Ridgeland but was staying with a friend in Savannah, was a full-time security guard at Long Cove Club. She worked a second part-time job at Lowe’s in Bluffton.
She previously worked security at Hilton Head Plantation and Palmetto Dunes.
Her family described her as a friendly, compassionate woman who took in stray cats. After the wreck, other Long Cove Club security officers wore black bands around their badges, and flags were lowered to half-staff.
Galimore has been held in the county jail on a $226,798 bond since the wreck.
Galimore surrendered his South Carolina driver’s license in 2005. His SUV had New York tags, and he carried a New York license at the time of the wreck. He has a previous drunken-driving conviction for crashing into a fence along U.S. 278 and three convictions for driving with a suspended license.
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