CRIME & SAFETY
SCHP seeks suspect in fatal Jasper Co. hit-and-run
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) is searching for information related to a fatal hit-and-run in Jasper County. According to officials, a bicyclist who was later identified as Terrence Davis, 61, of Hardeeville suffered fatal injuries after being hit by a vehicle sometime between Sunday, April 28, at 10:50 p.m. and Monday, […]
Suicide at Sands Beach thwarted by Port Royal Police officer, bystanders
An officer with the Port Royal Police Department saved a 23-year-old woman who was apparently attempting to commit suicide at Sands Beach. Officer Karina Fraire-Galindo was patrolling Sands Beach on April 23, at around 6:30 p.m., when she noticed a woman on the floating dock who appeared to be in distress.
Two burned in morning fire in Burton
BURTON, S.C. (WTOC) - Tuesday morning the Burton Fire District, Beaufort/Port Royal Fire Department, and Beaufort County Emergency Medical Services and Sheriff’s Office responded to a fire in a homeless encampment off Parris Island Gateway where two adults suffered burns. Just past 8:30 a.m. emergency crews responded to what...
Second house fire of the day, third person burned for Burton Fire Department
BURTON, S.C. (WTOC) - Just before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Burton Fire Department and Beaufort County EMS responded to the report of a house fire on Broad River Dr. An adult female sustained minor burns in the fire but was not transported. This is the third person burned Tuesday, and second...
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