Thurston Massey
Thurston Massey, 34, was a seventh-grade science teacher at Oakbrook Middle School, and his principal told district officials he was an excellent teacher. He was found slumped over in his cell at the Orangeburg County jail on a Monday morning, after a single-vehicle crash earlier that day. The coroner's office said he died of an internal abdominal laceration and bleeding from injuries sustained in the crash before he reached the jail. The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating, and the county administrator said he does not think the jail has an ongoing problem.
Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident. The coroner's office said he died of an internal abdominal laceration and bleeding from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash before he reached the jail.
Reported by: coroner's office (medical examiner or coroner).