Driver charged in Hilton Head DUI accident that killed passenger released on bond

Updated Wednesday, Aug. 1

The driver charged in a fatal Hilton Head Island accident has been released from the Beaufort County Detention Center on bond.

Brandon Eric Biggins, 25, of Hilton Head, was arrested on a charge of felony driving under the influence resulting in death after the accident early Sunday morning, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol.

Biggins was released Monday after a Beaufort bond company posted a $200,000 surety bond, according to Beaufort County 14th Judicial Circuit records.

Tyler Lichtman, 27, of Hilton Head, was identified by Beaufort County Deputy Coroner David Ott as the victim of the fatal accident.

Lichtman died of his injuries at the scene.

Biggins was driving a 1994 Mercedes on Arrow Road about 1:20 a.m. when it ran off the right side of the road, according to the Highway Patrol. The vehicle overturned, ejecting Lichtman.

Biggins was wearing a seat belt; Lichtman was not.

Lichtman is among three who died in accidents within 24 hours in Beaufort County.

A 22-year-old Hilton Head man was killed in a Bluffton accident about 6:14 a.m. Sunday. A 61-year-old man died late Saturday night after diving off a boat.

A 24-year-old Bluffton man — Adam Neese — was killed in an early morning accident in Bluffton on July 15.

This story was originally published July 29, 2018 at 11:01 AM.