3 young people dead after pickup truck crashes, goes off Hilton Head bridge, police say
Three young people died early Saturday morning when a sedan and a pickup truck collided on the westbound Hilton Head bridges heading toward Bluffton, Beaufort County Coroner David Ott confirmed.
The crash sent the pickup truck into the water, South Carolina Highway Patrol Master Trooper Brian Lee said. The direction each car was headed was unknown Saturday afternoon, Lee said.
The victims have been identified as Tyler Cameron Carroll, 23, of Ridgeland, who was driving a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck; Jonathan Green, 27, of Hardeeville, who was driving a 2018 Ford Fusion sedan; and Jordan Amari Johnson, 21, of Ridgeland, a backseat passenger in the sedan.
All were pronounced dead at the scene, Ott said.
The crash occurred around 2:10 a.m. in the westbound lanes of U.S. 278, Lee said. Three passengers of the sedan were injured and taken to the hospital, Lee said, but their condition was unknown Saturday afternoon.
All westbound lanes were closed for about six hours before clearing around 8 a.m., Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office public information officer Maj. Bob Bromage said.
Bluffton Police, Bluffton Fire, Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue, Beaufort County Emergency Medical Services, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Marine Rescue Squadron, the Coast Guard, South Carolina Highway Patrol and other agencies responded to the scene.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating the incident.
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This story was originally published May 1, 2021 at 8:41 AM.
