Ridgeland woman accused of fatal DUI released on bond
A 22-year-old Ridgeland woman charged with felony DUI resulting in death was released from jail Friday, according to Beaufort County Detention Center records.
The center’s online database said she was released just after 2 p.m.
Bond for Jermasha Nelson was set at $25,000, according to the online records. The bond was set by Circuit Court Judge Michael Nettles, according to those records. Nelson is charged in connection with the Sept. 5 death of Gordon Ward Sr. 54, of Grays Hill.
Her bond came with conditions. She will be under house arrest, must submit to alcohol monitoring, must surrender her driver’s license and is prohibited from contacting members of the victim’s family, according to the records.
Ward, an in-home nurse, was killed on U.S. 21 as he rode his moped to a patient’s home. Both Nelson and Ward were traveling north when Ward was struck from behind, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
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This story was originally published September 16, 2016 at 3:52 PM with the headline "Ridgeland woman accused of fatal DUI released on bond."