Tag: Berkeley County Coroner’s Office

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Mother And 2 Children Killed In St. Stephen Mobile Home Fire

ST. STEPHEN, S.C.–The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has released the identities of the three people killed in an early morning mobile home fire in St. Stephen on Thursday. The names of the three people that died in that fatal fire are: Christina King, 44;  Daniel King, 24;  and Lakala King, 14. SLED agents still here in St Stephen. Taking pictures and looking […]

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Mother, Young Son Killed On I-26 After Vehicle Overturns, Lands In Water

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A mother and her young son lost their lives Sunday after their vehicle left the roadway and became partly submerged in water, according to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury. On Sunday, February 26, 2017, at 12:10 a.m., the coroner stated that a vehicle traveling east on I-26 near mile marker 188 overturned several times and went down an […]

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Arrest Made In Fatal Hanahan Wreck That Killed Motorcyclist

HANAHAN, S.C.–A biker has died following injuries he received during a traffic collision. On Saturday around 7:05 p.m. Bryon Bouton Leatherwood, 22, of Hanahan was riding his motorcycle on Railroad Avenue when he collided with a vehicle. He was pronounced dead on the scene. He was wearing his helmet, Salisbury stated. Lauren Ann Nolan, 40, of North Charleston has been charged with […]

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Coroner: 1 Dead, 1 Injured Following Hwy 41 Huger Crash

  HUGER, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, one person is dead and another injured following a crash on Highway 41 in Huger on Saturday. On Saturday,  Edward Beaufort-Cutner III, 31, of Huger, was traveling north on highway 41 in Huger when he ran off the right side of the roadway and struck several trees. He was pinned in the […]

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Coroner: Motorcyclist Killed In Accident On Cane Bay Blvd.

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A biker has died following an accident on a highly traveled road in Berkeley County. On Tuesday, 53-year-old Thomas Reinhardt of Summerville, was traveling on Cane Bay Blvd on a motorcycle when he left the roadway and was ejected, according to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury. He was transported to a local hospital where he died at 8:17 […]

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Woman Charged In Crash That Killed 22-Year-Old Motorcyclist

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–According to Goose Creek Police Department, one person has been charged in connection with the fatal crash that killed Kyle Wayne Seagraves, 22, of Goose Creek. “Anna Schafer has been charged with Failure to Yield Right of Way which will be tried in Goose Creek Municipal Court,” stated Major John Grainger. The accident occurred near Granny’s Laundromat and Sonics on […]

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Coroner: Biker Killed On Highway 176 In Goose Creek Identified

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim from Saturday night’s accident along St. James Avenue. His name is Kyle Wayne Seagraves of Goose Creek. He was 22-years-old. According to Coroner Bill Salisbury, on Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Seagraves was struck by two vehicles on Highway 176 in Goose Creek while riding a motorcycle. He was pronounced […]

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Body Of Elderly Man Found In St. Stephen ID’d

ST. STEPHEN, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a body found early Thursday morning in St. Stephen. According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, around 4:30 a.m. a newspaper delivery lady found 81-year-old Edward Wagner of St. Stephen lying in his front yard. EMS was called to the scene and determined he was deceased. The cause of death has not been […]

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2016 Coroner’s Report: 989 Deaths Reported In Berkeley County

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On Wednesday, the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office released a list of deaths reported and worked in Berkeley County over the last six years. According to Coroner Bill Salisbury, 12 deaths from 2016 are still pending an autopsy. The report shows that the coroner’s office responded to 989 deaths in Berkeley County last year–an increase of 56 from the previous year. […]

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Coroner ID’s Man Shot To Death At A Summerville Hotel

SUMMERVILLE, S.C.–The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office released the identity of the teen shot and killed Friday night outside a Summerville hotel. On Nov. 18th around 11 p.m.,  the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office was notified of a death at the Econo Lodge on 110 Holiday Drive off of North Main Street. “We responded and found 19-year-old Khaalis Kindu Jackson had been shot […]