Deputy Sheriff Nathaniel Ansay - Florence County Sheriffs Office - South Carolina

During the afternoon hours of May 20, 2025, Deputy Sheriff Nathaniel Ansay of the Florence County Sheriff's Office (South Carolina) was killed in a vehicle crash on State Highway 301 in Effingham, SC.

Deputy Ansay was traveling northbound on Highway 301 between Langston Road and Meadow Prong Road when his patrol vehicle collided head-on with an SUV traveling southbound. He was transported to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The other driver was also hospitalized.

Deputy Ansay was only 24 years old and had just started with the Florence County Sheriff's Office on October 30, 2023, and graduated from the academy on March 15, 2024.  Sheriff TJ Joye stated, "Nate never met a stranger and always had a huge smile on his face.  He told me often how much he loved being a Deputy.  He will be greatly missed."

Deputy Ansay had served with the Florence County Sheriff's Office for over one year.

As part of our "Plaques for Heroes" campaign, engraved slate memorial plaques were sent to the Florence County Sheriff's Office and to Ansay's family at no cost to honor his service and his sacrifice to the community of Florence County, South Carolina.  Our condolences to his family, his department and the community he served.