Traffic

Traffic alert: Crash on SC 170 slows morning rush hour traffic Thursday

Update: The crash was cleared around 9 a.m.

A crash on S.C. 170 slowed eastbound traffic Thursday morning, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Management Division.

There were two cars involved in the crash but no one was injured, according to Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Maj. Bob Bromage.

The crash closed the left lane near Palmer Grace Drive East and Dunkin Donuts during morning rush hour, traffic cameras show.

Both eastbound and westbound traffic appears to be backed up.

Google Maps showed a 20-minute delay at 8:25 a.m.

This story was originally published August 6, 2020 at 8:30 AM.

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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.
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