Tag: Bill Salisbury

Top Stories

Coroner: Motorcyclist Killed During Goose Creek Vehicle Collision

GOOSE CEEK, S.C.–On Saturday, June 18, at 1:09 p.m., Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury said that Kendall Ramsey, 22, of Goose Creek, was riding his motorcycle on St. James Avenue when he collided with another vehicle. Salisbury stated that he was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead at 4:09 p.m. His death has been ruled accidental. The accident […]

Top Stories

Coroner: Hanahan Child Dies A Week After Falling Into Pool

HANAHAN, S.C.–On May 18, 2016,  Daimere George was found floating in a swimming pool at an apartment complex in Hanahan, stated Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury. The coroner said that the pool was not open at the time. The child was transported to MUSC Hospital in Charleston in critical condition.  After a one week stay in the hospital, Daimere was […]

Top Stories

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. […]

Top Stories

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. […]

Top Stories

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 […]

Top Stories

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 […]

Top Stories

Man Killed After Being Struck By Train in Goose Creek

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, on Sunday around 10:15 a.m. 44 year old Harold Stewart, Jr. was struck by a train in the City of Goose Creek. Stewart was walking on the side walk that crosses the tracks on Red Bank Road and Highway 52, Salisbury stated. Witnesses stated that the arms were down and the […]

Top Stories

Coroner: Driver Killed After Striking Several Trees on I-26W

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, on Wednesday at 12:35 a.m. 33-year-old Randy Snell, of Summerville, was driving west on I-26 near mile marker 200 when his sedan ran off the right side of the  roadway, down an embankment, and struck several trees. Salisbury stated that he was pinned in the vehicle and was extricated by the fire […]

Top Stories

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 […]

Top Stories

Coroner: Two Bodies Found in Shallow Grave in Goose Creek

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–In the early morning hours of March 6th the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office was notified by the Goose Creek Police Dept. of a possible death, Coroner Bill Salisbury confirmed. Salisbury and his deputy coroner responded to an address on Pandora Drive in the city of Goose Creek. In the back yard of the residence they say they found a […]