Hilton Head Island, S.C. — One person is dead after a car accident Sunday morning on Marshland Road near the intersection of Leg O Mutton Road. The driver of a 2018 Dodge Charger lost control shortly after 10 a.m. Oct. 11 and ran off the left side of the road.
The car struck a utility pole and two trees. The driver was the only person in the car, according to Master Trooper Brandon Bolt of the South Carolina Highway Patrol, and the Dodge was the only vehicle involved. Memorial candles were placed at the crash site Monday morning. The driver has not been publicly identified.
A second fatal crash happened early Monday in Jasper County. A 2014 BMW X1 traveling south in the northbound lanes of U.S. Route 17 hit a tractor trailer head on near the Okatie Highway intersection shortly after 1 a.m. The BMW driver died, and the truck driver was treated at a local hospital.
Through Oct. 11, there have been 17 fatalities on Beaufort County roads compared to 15 during the same period last year, based on state Department of Public Safety records. Jasper County has recorded 15 road deaths this year, up from 11 at this time last year.
Later Monday, a separate crash blocked the Sea Pines Circle roundabout. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office issued a notice around 5 p.m. urging drivers to avoid the area, and traffic was moving again by 7:30 p.m.
