4 people killed, including 3 children, when car goes off Beaufort County bridge
Four people were killed, including three children, when a vehicle went off a bridge and into the water in Beaufort County on Saturday morning.
A vehicle carrying four people traveling on J.E. McTeer Bridge between Port Royal and Lady’s Island went off the bridge and into the water before noon, authorities said. Burton residents Tikia Lashay Doe, 36, Jashawn Hawkins, 16, Alonzo Houston, 6, and Cameron Perry, 3, were pronounced dead at the scene, Beaufort County Coroner Ed Allen said in a Sheriff’s Office release.
Port Royal Police Department is investigating the crash with the help of the S.C. Highway Patrol.
S.C. Department of Natural Resources was called to the scene to assist in the search of the water by boat, an agency spokesman said. Emergency crews eventually raised the vehicle from the water.
The crash blocked all lanes of the bridge.
The Sheriff’s Office advised drivers to use the Richard V. Woods Memorial Bridge while emergency vehicles filled McTeer Bridge.
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story misstated the agency that pulled the vehicle from the water.
This story was originally published September 19, 2020 at 11:53 AM with the headline "4 people killed, including 3 children, when car goes off Beaufort County bridge."
