Highway Patrol: Driver killed after going off Hilton Head Island road, crashing into lagoon (2024)

ANY DAY NOW ... A GEORGIA OFFICIAL WILL ANNOUNCE AN INDICTMENT AGAINST FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP. WHAT WE'RE SET TO LEARN IN JUST *HOURS. A NURSE AND HER DAUGHTER ... DOING MISSION WORK IN HAITI ... ARE MISSING ... AFTER BEING KIDNAPPED. WHAT U-S OFFICIALS ARE DOING TO BRING THEM HOME. - *THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS ACROSS OUR AREA ... ARE HEADED BACK TO THE CLASSROOM TODAY. THE SECURITY MEASURES IN PLACE. THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. GOOD MORNING - - I'M EMMA HAMILTON. AND I'M FRANK SULKOWSKI. METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS IS JOINING US NOW .... NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... TODAY A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY AFTER 1PM. MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 90. CALM WIND BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING. TUESDAY NIGHT A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY BEFORE 9PM. PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 74. EAST WIND 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING CALM IN THE EVENING. WEDNESDAY A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY BETWEEN 2PM AND 5PM. MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 90. EAST WIND 5 TO 9 MPH. WEDNESDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND HAPPENING TODAY ... FULTON COUNTY OFFICIALS WILL ANNOUNCE MORE SECURITY MEASURES ... AHEAD OF A POSSIBLE TRUMP INDICTMENT LAST WEEK WE TOLD YOU OFFICIALS PUT UP BARRICADES OUTSIDE THE FULTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE. ANY DAY NOW ... D-A FANI WILLIS ... WILL DECIDE WHETHER SHE'LL PURSUE CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST THE FORMER PRESIDENT ... IN THE GEORGIA ELECTION PROBE. JUST YESTERDAY ... A JUDGE REJECTED TRUMP'S MOTION TO *DISQUALIFY WILLIS. SHE SAID OVER THE WEEKEHND ... SHE IS QUOTE "READY TO GO." DESPITE HIS LEGAL TROUBLES ... TRUMP IS LEADING THE WAY IN THE PRESIDENTIAL REPUBLIAN PRIMARY. THAT'S ACCORDING TO A SIENA COLLEGE POLL PUBLISHED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES. IT SHOWS TRUMP IS DOMINATING ACROSS ALMOST EVERY DEMOGRAPHIC AND REGION. WITH ALL THE PREPARATIONS ... EXPERTS SAY THE D-A'S DECISION COULD COME ANY DAY NOW ... BUT WILLIS HAS SAID SHE'LL MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY AUGUST 18TH. TODAY ... IS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR KIDS ACROSS BULLOCH COUNTY. ALSO HEADED BACK TO THE CLASSROOM ... EVANS ... LONG ... EMANUEL AND JENKINS COUNTIES. THIS MORNING ... WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. WHEN DID YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK? WAS IT RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL? AFTER DINNER? RIGHT BEFORE BED? OR MAYBE THE DAY IT WAS DUE? VOTE BY SCANNING THE Q-R CODE ON YOUR SCREEN ... OR VISIT WJCL DOT COM SLASH VOTE. WE WANT TO GET RIGHT OUT TO WJCL 22 NEWS' AJ SISSON ... LIVE IN STATESBORO. AJ ... A BIG DAY FOR BULLOCH COUNTY STUDENTS. OH YEAH EMMA ... FRANK ... MORE THAN 11- THOUSAND KIDS HERE IN BULLOCH COUNTY ARE GEARING UP FOR THE BIG FIRST DAY. THIS YEAR ... DISTRICT OFFICIALS TELL ME THEY'RE ESPECIALLY FOCUSED ON - *SAFETY. BESIDES THE TYPICAL LOCKDOWN PROCEDURES ... AND ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING ... ALL EMPLOYEES HAVE A WAY TO REMOTELY ... AND SECRETLY ... CALL FOR HELP ... ALL FROM THEIR I-D BADGE. (HAYLEY GREENE, PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR AT BULLOCH COUNTY SCHOOLS) "HAS THEIR PICTURE, HAS THEIR NAME, BUT IT ALSO HAS A SANTIGENT WITH IT THAT GIVES ... EMPOWERS EVERY EMPLOYEE TO BE ABLE TO CALL AND SUMMON FOR HELP, WHETHER THEY JUST NEED ASSISTANCE IN THEIR ROOM OR IF THERE IS ANEMERGENCY AND THEY NEED TO LOCK DOWN THE SCHOOL OR THE BUILDING." THE DISTRICT IS OFFERING FREE BREAKFAST TO ALL STUDENTS ... AND SIX OF THEIR SCHOOLS WILL OFFER FREE LUNCH. WE HAVE A LIST OF THEM FOR YOU ON OUR WEBSITE ... WJCL DOT COM. BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR BACK-TO-SCHOOL ONLINE GUIDE ... ON WJCL DOT COM. THE Q-R CODE ON YOUR SCREEN WILL TAKE YOU RIGHT TO IT. TOMORROW ... STUDENTS IN BRYAN ... LIBERTY ... AND TREUTLEN COUNTIES HEAD BACK TO CLASS. THURSDAY ... CHATHAM ... EFFINGHAM ... HAMPTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES START SCHOOL. AND ON FRIDAY ... APPLING ... TOOMBS... CANDLER ... AND WAYNE COUNTIES KICK OFF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. YOU CAN ALSO GO AHEAD AND DOWNLOAD THE WJCL 22 NEWS APP. THAT'S HOW WE'LL SEND YOU ANY NEWS ... TRAFFIC ... OR WEATHER ALERTS STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE THIS SCHOOL YEAR. A MAN IS FACING CHARGES THIS MORNING ... ACCUSED OF TRYING TO GET INTO A SCHOOL ... AND *SHOOTING AT THE BUILDING WHEN HE COULDN'T. THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT A HEBREW ACADEMY IN MEMPHIS TENNESSEE. ACCORDING TO POLICE ... THE SUSPECT GOT AWAY ... WAS PULLED OVER A SHORT TIME LATER. AUTHORITIES SAY BECAUSE HE WAS HOLDING A GUN ... AN OFFICER SHOT HIM. HE'S IN THE HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS CONDITION THIS MORNING. NO ONE ELSE WAS HURT. RIGHT NOW ... AUTHORITIES ARE LOOKING FOR WHOEVER'S BEHIND TWO BACK- TO-BACK SHOOTINGS ... JUST A HALF-MILE FROM EACH OTHER. THE FIRST ... HAPPENED AROUND TWO O'CLOCK SATURDAY MORNING ... ON MIRANDA DRIVE ... OFF BEES CREEK ROAD IN RIDGELAND. NO ONE WAS HIT ... BUT A HOME WAS LEFT DAMAGED. THE SECOND ... HAPPENED AROUND FIVE-30. DEPUTIES SAY A MAN AND A WOMAN WERE HIT BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BE OKAY. RIGHT NOW ... THERE'S A DESPERATE SEARCH FOR A NEW HAMPSHIRE WOMAN ... AND HER DAUGHTER ... REPORTEDLY KIDNAPPED IN HAITI. THE WOMAN ... WHO IS A NURSE ... HAD BEEN WORKING FOR A CHRISTIAN HUMANITARIAN AID ORGANIZATION THERE. HER HUSBAND ... A DIRECTOR FOR THE NON-PROFIT ... SAYS SHE AND HER DAUGHTER WERE ABDUCTED THURSDAY MORNING. RIGHT NOW ... U- S AUTHORITIES SAY THEY'RE WORKING WITH HAITIAN AUTHORITIES TO FIND THEM. RIGHT NOW ... THE WORLD IS MOURNING THE SHOCKING DEATH OF EUPHORIA BREAKOUT STAR "ANGUS CLOUD." ACCORDING TO HIS PUBLICIST ... HE DIED YESTERDAY ... AT HIS FAMILY HOME IN OAKLAND CALIFORNIA. NO CAUSE OF DEATH HAS BEEN GIVEN. BUT WE'RE TOLD HE BURIED HIS FATHER LAST WEEK ... AND HE HAS INTENSELY STRUGGLED WITH THE LOSS. HOLLYWOOD ... ALSO MOURNING COMEDY ICON ... PAUL REUBENS ... BEST KNOWN FOR HIS CHARACTER "PEE WEE HERMAN." ACCORDING TO HIS FACEBOOK PAGE ... HE DIED AT THE AGE OF 70 ... AFTER A LONG ... PRIVATE BATTLE WITH CANCER. NATS ALL NEW THIS MORNING ... RAPPER CARDI B COULD FACE BATTERY CHARGES AFTER THROWING A MICROPHONE AT A WOMAN AT HER CONCERT. YOU CAN SEE IT HAPPENED AFTER THE WOMAN THREW A DRINK AT THE RAPPER. THIS ALL HAPPENED AT HER LAS VEGAS CONCERT SATURDAY. TURNS OUT ... CARDI B ACTUALLY *ASKED THE CROWD TO SPLASH HER ... BUT LATER CLARIFIED ... SHE DIDN'T MEAN IN HER FACE. THE US WOMENS SOCCER TEAM IS THROUGH TO THE ROUND OF 16 AT THE WORLD CUP, BUT IT WASN'T EASY. US SETTLES FOR A SCORELESS TIE WITH PORTUGAL THIS MORNING AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING. NORTHSIDE DRIVE AT VETERANS MEMORIAL PARKWAY IN STATESBO