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SCHP: 1 Person Killed in Berkeley County Crash

The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office released its 2024 annual death report Monday, highlighting the many types of death investigations the agency handled last year. (FILE)
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BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–One person has died following a fatal crash in Berkeley County.

According to Cpl. Judd Jones with the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the deadly accident occurred along Highway 17A and Highway 41 in Jamestown.

Around 4:55 p.m. on Saturday, Jones stated that a 2011 Toyota pickup was traveling north on Highway 17A when the driver ran off the left side of the roadway and struck a utility pole, a drainage culvert and then a tree.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

Judd stated that the driver was wearing a seatbelt.

The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has identified the driver as Terry Rouse of Mt. Pleasant.