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Highway 41 Traffic Stalled After Tractor Trailer & Car Collide

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Traffic is back up and running along Highway 41 and Big Mac Lane in Huger after a head on collision in Huger involving an 18-wheeler and car Tuesday night. First responders were dispatched to the scene around 7:20 p.m. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, a car was traveling north when it crossed the center line and […]

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Coroner: Man Struck And Killed On Highway 17A In Jamestown

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—According to Berkeley County Chief Deputy George Oliver, 28-year-old Keon Shawntell Moultrie was lying in the roadway on Highway 17-A when he was struck by a vehicle early Sunday at 3:33 a.m. Oliver stated that Moultrie died on the scene from head trauma. His death has been ruled accidental. Authorities have not stated why Moultrie was in the […]

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Troopers: Child Killed in Huger Crash after Truck Runs Stop Sign

HUGER, S.C. — Authorities confirm that a child has died in a car crash at the intersection of Highway 41 and Charity Church Road. Several others were injured and rushed to a nearby hospital. The crash happened Sunday a little after 7:30 p.m. in Huger. Sgt Bob Beres with the South Carolina Highway Patrol two children and a driver were traveling […]

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Troopers: Man Charged with Reckless Homicide after Wreck Leaves Elderly Man Dead

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–According to Trooper Bob Beres with the South Carolina Highway Patrol, they’ve arrested a man they believe is responsible for a wreck that killed an 86-year-old man last month. Earl R. Carter has been charged with reckless homicide for the deadly February 13th accident on Red Bank Road. The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 86-year-old Perfecto […]

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Crash Causes Major Traffic Backup Near Highway 402 and 52

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Traffic came to a standstill for several hours after a motorcycle and car collided shortly before 3 p.m. at the foot of the Tail Race Canal Bridge on Sunday. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, after the accident the vehicle involved left the scene. A woman was reportedly driving the motorcycle at the time of the crash. […]

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$161K Settlement Reached In Former Berkeley Co. Sheriff Wayne DeWitt’s Crash

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–In a report by WCSC-TV, the insurance settlement for a crash involving former Berkeley County Sheriff Wayne DeWitt totals more than $161,000. According to the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, the insurance settlement was $12,221 for property damage and $149,000 for bodily injury, for a total of $161,221. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol, on December 24, 2014, DeWitt hit another […]