Hilton Head woman dead after tow truck crash on U.S. 17. Police say she ignored stop sign
A Hilton Head Island woman is dead from a Monday night crash near Sheldon after a tow truck hit the car she was driving on U.S. 17, according to police.
Katie Schoor, 28, of Hilton Head was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, according to Beaufort County Coroner David Ott.
At 9:54 p.m. Monday, a tow truck was driving south of Yemassee when its driver hit a 2003 Chevrolet Impala at the intersection of William A. Campbell Road, according to S.C. Highway Patrol Cpl. Sonny Collins.
The Impala’s driver was killed after she “disregarded the stop sign and was struck,” Collins said.
SCHP said the tow truck driver sustained minor injuries.
Schoor’s autopsy is scheduled for Friday at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
SCHP is investigating the fatal collision.
This story was originally published February 16, 2021 at 12:18 PM.
