Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Antwine died from injuries he sustained when his patrol car was involved in a collision with a light pole one week earlier.
He and his partner were responding to a backup another unit at a domestic violence call when the vehicle left the roadway as it rounded a curve on Half Moon Road, in Johnsonville. Both Deputy Antwine and his partner were thrown from the vehicle as it overturned and struck the pole. Deputy Antwine was wearing his seat belt, but it broke as a result of the force of the collision.
Both of the deputies were transported to McLeod Hospital where they were treated for their injuries. Deputy Antwine's partner was released several days later, however, Deputy Antwine remained in intensive care with serious injuries. He died one week later from those injuries.
Deputy Antwine had served with the Florence County Sheriff's Office for less than one year.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents and sister.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Antwine gave the Florence County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Effingham community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Antwine.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Joseph C. Antwine is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In SC, 137 of 438 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.3 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Florence County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph C. Antwine's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph C. Antwine Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph C. Antwine is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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