Tag: Berkeley County Coroner

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Coroner: Man Killed In Head-On Collision On I-26 Near MM 187

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, shortly before 6 a.m. on Monday, 43-year-old Juan Vargas Martinez of Charlotte, N.C. was traveling east on I-26 near mile marker 187. Salisbury stated that a dual wheel truck was traveling west and crossed the median and struck Martinez’s 2006 GMC Sierra pickup truck. Martinez was pronounced dead on the scene. […]

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Candlelight Vigil Held For Timberland High Senior Killed In Bonneau Crash

BONNEAU, S.C.– One day after 18-year-old Katelyn Moore was laid to rest, friends and family gathered for a candlelight vigil Tuesday night on Black Oak Road. A cross along with flowers have been placed at the location of the deadly accident that took the life of the Timberland High School senior. She would have officially graduated on May 26th, 2015. […]

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Timberland High Senior Killed in Crash Days Before Graduation

BONNEAU, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, on May 5 at 4:30 p.m. two vehicles collided on Black Oak Road in Bonneau. Entrapped in one of the vehicles was 18-year-old Katelyn Moore of Bonneau, Salisbury stated. She was extricated by the local fire department and transported to a local emergency room and was pronounced dead at 5:53 p.m. Moore […]

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Summerville Woman Killed in Three-Car Wreck a Short Distance from Home

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On Friday, April 1, at 10:30 p.m. 25 year old Jasmine Reid, of Summerville, was involved in a 3 car accident and died at the scene, Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury. Reid was turning left on North Main Street (Highway 17-A) from Longstreet St. when she was struck by a northbound pickup. A third vehicle was also involved […]

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Berkeley County Coroner: Elderly Man Pinned Between Pickup Truck and Tree Killed

ALVIN, S.C.–On Sunday, March 6, 2016, at 10:30 a.m.,78 year old James Ray Ouzts of Mt. Pleasant was working on private property in the Alvin community of Berkeley when he was involved in an accident, stated Coroner Bill Salisbury. The coroner says a friend was backing a pickup truck as Ouzts was behind the truck giving directions. Salisbury says the […]

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Pedestrian Killed While Crossing Street in St. Stephen

ST. STEPHEN, S.C.–On Feb. 29, at 9:45 p.m., a pedestrian, Daniel Ford, 43,of St. Stephen, was crossing highway 52 several miles south of St. Stephen, Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury stated. Salisbury said Ford was struck by a southbound vehicle and pronounced dead on the scene. The coroner stated that Ford was wearing dark colored clothing. The pedestrian’s death was […]

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Berkeley County Coroner: SLED Investigating Inmate Death

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, on August 21, at approx. 1:30 a.m., Dustin James Powell, 28, of Cottageville was found hanging and unresponsive in his cell at the Hill-Finklea Detention Center. He was transported by EMS to a local hospital and pronounced dead, Salisbury stated. The coroner stated that Powell was alone in his cell. The […]

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Berkeley County Coroner: Ladson Man Killed At Convenience Store

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, his office was notified of a death at Trident Hospital Sunday, August 9, at 2 a.m. Luther Woodard Cribb III, 51, of Ladson was transported to Trident from a convenience store on highway 17A in the Summerville area of Berkeley County, Salisbury added. He died from a gunshot wound and an autopsy […]