Hilton Head man, 48, identified as victim in Friday evening crash. Here’s what we know

A 48-year-old Hilton Head man died after his car hit a tree on Hilton Head Island Friday evening, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

Jamie Heiss was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Beaufort County Coroner David Ott.

Heiss’ 2021 Toyota SUV was on Leg O Mutton Road near the intersection with Capital Drive at 5:26 p.m. when it went off the road, struck a tree and overturned.

Heiss was the driver of the vehicle and the only person in the car, according to Ott and Highway Patrol spokesperson Sonny Collins.

The cause of the crash is under investigation. Heiss’ autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

Leg O Mutton Road is mid-island, off Marshland Road near Indigo Run. It intersects with Capital Drive and veers to the left.

Another driver was injured in a crash at that intersection in 2010, when his car went off the road and sideswiped a tree. The 25-year-old driver nearly lost his arm in that incident, according to reporting from The Island Packet.

This story was originally published April 17, 2021 at 7:29 AM.

Katherine Kokal

The Island Packet

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Katherine Kokal graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and joined The Island Packet newsroom in 2018. Before moving to the Lowcountry, she worked as an interviewer and translator at a nonprofit in Barcelona and at two NPR member stations. At The Island Packet, Katherine covers Hilton Head Island’s government, environment, development, beaches and the all-important Loggerhead Sea Turtle. She has earned South Carolina Press Association Awards for in-depth reporting, government beat reporting, business beat reporting, growth and development reporting, food writing and for her use of social media.