Cottageville
CRIME & SAFETY
Fatal Accident on Jefferies Boulevard
A single vehicle accident occurred on North Jefferies Blvd., Thursday afternoon May 15th. The SUV left the roadway and struck a tree and power pole. The male driver suffered multiple traumatic injuries and was unconscious in the vehicle. Colleton County Fire-Rescue, the City of Walterboro Fire Department and Police Responded. Fire Rescue treated the man at the scene, then transported him to Colleton Medical Center. The driver did not survive his injuries. The Walterboro Police Dept. is investigating the crash.
Second driver in deadly Ladson Road hit-and-run arrested
DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) — State troopers have arrested the second suspect in a double hit-and-run that killed a motorcyclist on Ladson Road. Russell Grant Draper, 62, was charged with hit-and-run involving death and booked into the Dorchester County Detention Center, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. On May 10, Draper was driving a […]
Three teenagers charged with shooting and injuring man at apartment complex: DCSO
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCIV) — The Dorchester County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) has apprehended three teenagers in connection with a shooting in Summerville earlier this month that left one person injured. 19-year-old Zamauri Tyren Vashaun Brown, 17-year-old Khamari Lavon Sease, and a 16-year-old male are all charged with attempted murder, possession...
Coroner identifies victim in head-on collision on US 321
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — A man has been identified after a fatal multi-vehicle crash in Lexington County, according to the Lexington County Coroner's Office. Coroner Margaret Fisher identified 53-year-old Whiteford McWaters, of Summerville, as the victim in the collision. Officials say McWaters was traveling North on US 321...
53-year-old man dies after wrong-way crash near Gaston
GASTON, S.C. (WIS) - A Summerville man is dead following a wrong-way crash in Lexington County Tuesday afternoon. The South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) said the crash occurred on U.S. 321 at Wilbur Road, around three miles north of Gaston, at around 2 p.m. A 2005 Mazda SUV was traveling...
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