Crime & Public Safety

One dead in Hilton Head car accident. What we know

A South Carolina Highway Patrol badge.
A South Carolina Highway Patrol badge. gmelendez@thestate.com

One person died in a single vehicle accident early Monday morning on Hilton Head Island, the South Carolina Highway Patrol said.

The crash occurred around 12:28 a.m., on U.S. Route 278 near Helmsman Way, Highway Patrol Master Trooper Joseph Rowell said.

A 2007 Ford pickup truck was travelling west on the highway and ran off the road, where it struck a tree. The driver succumbed to their injuries at the scene.

No further details were immediately available from the SC Highway Patrol. The collision is still under investigation.

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Ben LeGrand
The Island Packet
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