COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Police in South Carolina's capital city plan to talk about a wreck earlier this week that involved mayor-elect Steve Benjamin.
Benjamin was involved in a wreck early Wednesday that sent a Columbia woman to the hospital.
Officials at the hospital have refused to describe 61-year-old Deborah Rubens' condition, citing privacy laws. She was on her way to work at the time.
The 40-year-old Benjamin was not hurt in the wreck, which happened hours after be was elected as Columbia's first black mayor.
Police Chief Tandy Carter plans a news conference Friday morning to discuss the investigation. Officers have not said who had the right of way at the intersection where the wreck occurred.
The Highway Patrol has assisted in the investigation.
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