Fatal pedestrian accident backed-up traffic for hours in Beaufort County

A portion of Trask Parkway reopened about 9 p.m. Monday night after a fatal pedestrian accident snarled traffic for hours, police say.

Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Bob Bromage said deputies responded to a bicyclist being struck at about 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of Trask Parkway and Roberts Lane in the Grays Hill area.

He said deputies worked traffic control while S.C. Highway Patrol led the investigation.

The S.C. Highway Patrol posted it was working a fatality in the area on its traffic website.

Users of the Waze traffic app were reporting standstill traffic in the area at about 6 p.m. Google Maps was showing heavy traffic in the area at about 6:30 p.m.

Eleven-year-old Charlie Jorden Bobinchuck was killed in a fatal accident on Hilton Head Island while in a crosswalk in June.

S.C. Highway Patrol was also working a fatal accident on Okatie Highway near Camp Saint Mary’s Road in Jasper County at about 6:48 p.m., according to the website.

This story will be updated when more information is available.

This story was originally published October 22, 2018 at 6:34 PM.