Traffic

Modular home stuck on Buck Island Road, backing up traffic Tuesday near Bluffton school

A modular home blocked a Bluffton road after it appeared to fall off a transport vehicle and got stuck in a ditch on Tuesday afternoon, according to police.

The Bluffton Police Department responded to the scene of the marooned home on Buck Island Road near Browns Way off of Bluffton Parkway at around 2:00 p.m.

The road reopened to traffic at around 3:00 p.m., according to Lt. Christian Gonzales. He previously warned of impacts to afternoon traffic.

Bluffton Middle School is in the area of the accident.

There were no injuries, he said.

Map of Buck Island Road and Browns Way, where a modular home was reported as stuck in a ditch on May 3, 2022, according to the Bluffton Police Department.
Map of Buck Island Road and Browns Way, where a modular home was reported as stuck in a ditch on May 3, 2022, according to the Bluffton Police Department. Google Maps
A mobile home was blocking Buck Island Road in Bluffton early Tuesday afternoon.
A mobile home was blocking Buck Island Road in Bluffton early Tuesday afternoon. Eric Cameron Submitted


This story was originally published May 3, 2022 at 2:23 PM.

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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.
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