By Delayna Earley
The Island News
A Beaufort man was killed in a two-vehicle collision on Robert Smalls Parkway early on Wednesday, Feb. 14, in Beaufort.
Ethan Fish, 19, was riding a 2019 Kawasaki motorcycle west on Robert Smalls Parkway when a 2012 Ford pickup made a left from Goethe Hill Road and collided with Fish around 12:25 a.m. according to Master Trooper William H. Bennett with the S.C. Highway Patrol (SCHP) in a media release.
Bennett said that Fish was pronounced dead at the scene due to his injuries.
The driver of the pickup truck was the only passenger in his vehicle and was taken to an area hospital where he was treated, according to the release.
The pickup truck driver’s condition and identity have not been released.
The fatal crash is still under investigation by the SCHP.
A Go-Fund-Me page was started by Dylan Fish to raise money to help pay for Ethan Fish’s funeral and any other expenses that may occur, according to the page.
As of press time, the page had surpassed the $5,000 goal set and had raised $28,835.
Delayna Earley formerly worked as a photojournalist for The Island Packet/The Beaufort Gazette, as well as newspapers in Indiana and Virginia. She can be reached at delayna.theislandnews@gmail.com.
