Thief crashes stolen vehicle, strips during pursuit

RICK CARPENTER/THE SUMTER ITEM This 2015 Cadillac Escalade was stolen at a Sumter business and the Sumter County Sheriff's Office, the South Carolina Highway Patrol and the Sumter Police Department were pursuing the vehicle North bound on U.S. 15 when it crossed over the center median, two lanes of southbound traffic, rammed two vehicles and ended up crashing into a forested swamp west of U.S. 15. The driver then stripped and ran through the swamp before being apprehended.