1 hospitalized, traffic rerouted after crash at May River Road and SC 170 traffic circle

UPDATE: Traffic has cleared at the May River Road and S.C. 170 traffic circle.

The driver of a box truck that went off the road in Bluffton was hospitalized Tuesday morning, resulting in cars being re-routed from the May River Road and S.C. 170 traffic circle, according to police.

Authorities are redirecting drivers through Heritage at New Riverside as a tow truck is working to remove the crashed box truck, according to Bluffton Police Capt. Joe Babkiewicz.

The driver “went off (the) roadway and struck a few things,” said Bakiewicz.

This story will be updated with the latest information.

This story was originally published August 18, 2020 at 9:53 AM.

Jake Shore

The Island Packet

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Jake Shore is a senior writer covering breaking news for The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette. He reports on criminal justice, police, and the courts system in Beaufort and Jasper Counties. Jake originally comes from sunny California and attended school at Fordham University in New York City. In 2020, Jake won a first place award for beat reporting on the police from the South Carolina Press Association.