Man charged in crash that killed off-duty Charleston County deputy to have plea hearing

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – A man charged in a June 2022 crash that killed an off-duty Charleston County deputy is scheduled to attend a plea hearing Thursday morning.

Emergency crews responded to a section of Rivers Avenue at Greenridge Road following a two-vehicle crash on the evening of June 14, 2022.

Officials with the North Charleston Police Department later said the driver, Ryan Dalesandro, failed to yield right of way and slammed into a vehicle, driven by LeRhonda Bomar, while traveling at 86 mph.

Bomar was a detention deputy for the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office. She died at the scene.

Dalesandro was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. He later turned himself into the North Charleston Police Department on a reckless homicide charge.

He was released on a $50,000 surety bond.