A sedan traveling north on Dulamo Road ran off the right side of the roadway and slammed into a tree near Tom Fripp Road at about 8:50 p.m. Tuesday, killing the driver, who was the vehicle's only occupant. The crash happened along a rural stretch of Beaufort County, South Carolina, and remains under investigation.
Driver Died At The Scene
The vehicle involved was a 2013 Hyundai sedan, according to wtoc.com, which reported that the sedan was heading north on Dulamo Road when it left the road and struck the tree. The driver and sole occupant sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene, the station reported. WCIV also reported that one person died in the collision after the sedan struck the tree in Beaufort County.
Master Trooper Nick Pye confirmed the timing and location of the wreck, saying the crash happened at 8:50 p.m. on Dulamo Road near Tom Fripp Road. The South Carolina Highway Patrol is handling the investigation, and per the same account, the case remains open as troopers work to determine what happened.
Conflicting Reports On Who Will Release The Victim's Name
The identity of the person who died has not yet been made public. WCIV reported that the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office will release the identity. WTOC reported that the Beaufort County Coroner's Office had not yet released it.
This is not the only fatal wreck the South Carolina Highway Patrol has investigated in Beaufort County this year. In a separate crash in January, a 1991 Ford Mustang traveling east on Bluffton Parkway near Soperton Drive left the road, struck a median and a tree, and overturned, according to live5news.com. That outlet reported the Mustang's driver was then struck by a westbound 2026 Genesis SUV and sustained fatal injuries, and that the Beaufort County Coroner's Office had not released that victim's identity either.
State traffic-safety officials track fatal collisions across South Carolina, but the most recent figures available from the South Carolina Department of Public Safety are preliminary and compiled only through 11:59 p.m. on November 8, two days before this crash, meaning Tuesday night's wreck is not reflected in that count. The agency directs anyone seeking confirmation on fatality information to the appropriate county coroner's office.
