Update: Beaufort County agencies respond to 112 accidents over last two days

Even though snow stopped falling late Wednesday, road conditions across Beaufort County remain treacherous.

Between 7 a.m. Wednesday and 4 p.m. Thursday, 112 traffic accidents were reported to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Dispatch and law enforcement agencies across the county, according to sheriff’s office spokesman Capt. Bob Bromage.

A little before 9 a.m. Thursday, an SUV full of passengers skidded off of U.S. 278, under the Bluffton flyover.

The vehicle was traveling off Hilton Head toward Bluffton when it attempted to change lanes and flew off the road, according to a bystander.

The sheriff’s office and EMS responded to the scene. No injuries were reported.

Kevin Turner, a spokesperson for the South Carolina Department of Transportation, said his transportation crews are focusing on clearing and treating higher level bridges and U.S. 278 onto and off of Hilton Head.

The temperatures Thursday were warmer than they were on Wednesday, but Turner said this could actually cause more problems for motorists.

“Our focus is to try and maintain those bridges so that they are traversable,” Turner said. “With the sun coming out, it can melt some of the ice. If the ice melts, the roads can actually become more slick, so we’re working to maintain traction as best as possible.”

Crews are using salt, sand and the chemical treatment brine to maintain traction.

This story was originally published January 4, 2018 at 10:12 AM with the headline "Update: Beaufort County agencies respond to 112 accidents over last two days."