Coroner identifies pedestrian hit by truck while walking dog in Beaufort Monday night
A man and his dog were killed Monday night after being hit by a truck while crossing Parris Island Gateway.
The Beaufort County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Sean Kelley, 56, of Beaufort, who died at the scene Monday, according to Deputy Coroner Kathryn Shillinglaw. Kelley was walking his dog near the 700 block of Parris Island Gateway just before 8 p.m., according to a post on the Burton Fire District’s Facebook page.
Kelley was crossing Parris Island Gateway when he was hit by a pickup truck, according to South Carolina Patrol Trooper Nick Pye. The driver and a passenger in the truck were not injured in the crash, Pye said.
The dog, a Great Dane named Frances, died at the scene, according to Beaufort County spokesperson Chris Ophardt. He was about a year old, and the family got him for Christmas in 2020, according to Facebook. Beaufort County EMS and Burton Fire District responded to the crash. The area was closed for nearly two hours while emergency crews worked to clear the wreck.
Beaufort County has had at least 10 traffic fatalities in 2021, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.
This story was originally published September 28, 2021 at 8:22 AM.
