Man airlifted to hospital after being hit by vehicle in Beaufort on Friday night, police say

An adult male was injured after a vehicle struck him in Beaufort on Friday night, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.

The incident occurred around 8 p.m. in the area of Forest Fields neighborhood near Parris Island Gateway, Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Maj. Bob Bromage said Saturday.

Bromage said the man was transported to Beaufort Memorial Hospital then flown to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston to be treated for his injuries.

The S.C. Highway Patrol, who is investigating the incident, did not immediately return a call inquiring about more details on the incident Saturday afternoon.

Information about the man’s age and where he was from was not immediately available Saturday afternoon.

This story was originally published March 16, 2019 at 12:32 PM.

Lana Ferguson

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Lana Ferguson typically covers stories in northern Beaufort County, Jasper County and Hampton County. She joined The Island Packet & Beaufort Gazette in 2018 as a crime/breaking news reporter. Before coming to the Lowcountry, she worked for publications in her home state of Virginia and graduated from the University of Mississippi, where she was editor-in-chief of the daily student newspaper. Lana was also a fellow at the University of South Carolina’s Media Law School in 2019. Support my work with a digital subscription