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Moncks Corner Man Killed On Black Tom Road In Traffic Accident

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–A Moncks Corner man has died following a traffic accident on Black Tom Road on Friday evening. According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, around 5:15 p.m. James Lanier, 57, of Moncks Corner was traveling on Black Tom Road near S Live Oak Drive when his pickup truck ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a […]

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Young Woman Killed In Traffic Accident On Halfway Creek Road

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A Mount Pleasant woman has died following a traffic accident over the weekend in Berkeley County. On Sunday, Coroner Bill Salisbury stated that a passing motorist on Halfway Creek Road noticed a single vehicle accident and reported it to a 911 dispatcher. According to the coroner, Courtney Leann Adams was traveling northeast when her SUV ran off the right side […]

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Berkeley County Coroner Responds To Fatal ATV Accident

ST. STEPHEN, S.C.–The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office is currently responding to a 4-wheeler accident with death, according to Coroner Bill Salisbury. The coroner stated that the accident happened near St. Stephen around 4 p.m. More details will be provided as it becomes available. In 2014, there were an estimated 93,700 ATV-related, emergency department-treated injuries in the United States. An estimated […]

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Coroner: Autopsy Conducted In Berkeley County Inmate Death

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–An autopsy on a Berkeley County inmate found dead Tuesday inside the Hill Finklea Detention Center has been conducted, according to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury. “The results are pending a toxicology test,” stated Salisbury. “We found no trauma to the body that would indicate foul play.” The coroner added it will likely take several weeks before his […]

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Coroner: Motorcyclist Killed After Striking Parked Truck On Mudville Road

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A man from Cross has died following a motorcycle accident. According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, on Tuesday at 10:45 PM, 43-year-old Brian Kronski was traveling on Mudville Road in Berkeley County on his motorcycle when he ran off the right side of the roadway. Salisbury stated that Kronski then struck a parked truck on the side […]

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Coroner: 1 Person Dead, 1 Injured Following Shooting

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A Sunday shooting has left one person dead and injured another, according to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury. The shooting happened at 4:20 p.m. on Garden Court off of Highway 27 in Ridgeville. One person was transported to Summerville Medical Center by people that were at the incident location while the other individual was transported by ambulance to […]

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Coroner: Pedestrian Killed While Crossing South Live Oak Drive

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has identified the pedestrian killed while crossing the street over the weekend. On Saturday around 8 p.m., Alfonso Carlos Cruz-Rivera, 35, of Moncks Corner, was crossing South Live Oak Drive near Moncks Corner when he was struck by two vehicles. He was pronounced dead on the scene. “The victim was wearing dark clothing […]