A 59-year-old man from Ridgeland was killed in a single-vehicle accident on the night of Easter Sunday when his truck veered off I-95 near Exit 8, located at the north point of Hardeeville city limits.
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Ridgeland man Stephen “Steve” Roberts, 59, was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Easter Sunday after his truck ran off the interstate.
About 10:45 p.m. March 31, Roberts was driving south on I-95 in a white 2006 Ford Ranger pickup. As he passed Exit 8, where the interstate intersects with U.S. 278 in northern Hardeeville, his truck left the roadway and flipped.
Roberts was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle, according to the Jasper County Coroner’s Office. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Friends and relatives will remember Roberts as a kindhearted family man and longtime parishioner at Ridgeland’s Great Swamp Baptist Church, according to his obituary. He enjoyed bowling, fishing and his career in steel construction, which he used to aid in volunteer projects around his church.
The crash remains under investigation by the Hardeeville Police Department and Jasper County Coroner’s Office. It was the ninth of 10 traffic-related fatalities in Beaufort and Jasper counties so far this year:
April 5: A 3-year-old boy crossing Bay Pines Road in Beaufort was struck by a pickup truck and died early the next morning.
Evan is a breaking news reporter for The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette. A Tennessee native and a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, he reports on crime and safety across Beaufort and Jasper counties. For tips or story ideas, email emckenna@islandpacket.com or call 843-321-8375.
