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1 Killed, 1 Injured in Hwy. 17A Crash in Berkeley County

The fatal crash happened on Hwy. 17A near Hootie Court, just six miles south of Moncks Corner.

The Berkeley County Coronerโ€™s Office released its 2024 annual death report Monday, highlighting the many types of death investigations the agency handled last year. (FILE)

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – One person has died following a single-car collision on Hwy. 17A early Friday morning in Berkeley County. A passenger inside the car also suffered injuries, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol.


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Around 3:50 a.m., Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway said the driver of a 2017 Chevy sedan traveled south on Hwy. 17A near Hootie Court in the Macedonia community – which is about six miles south of Moncks Corner – when the car veered off the right side of the road and struck multiple trees.

Around 3:50 a.m., Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway said the driver of a Chevy sedan traveled south on Hwy. 17A near Hootie Court – just six miles south of Moncks Corner. (CREDIT: Google Maps)

The driver died at the scene of the crash. EMS transported the passenger to Trident Hospital. That person’s injuries are unknown at this time, Ridgeway said.


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The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has identified the driver as Rashida Z. Dash, 38, of Goose Creek. The crash remains under investigation by SCHP.