By Delayna Earley
The Island News
A 24-year-old Beaufort County man died on Monday in a single vehicle crash on ACE Basin Parkway (U.S. Highway 17) at Green Pond Highway (S.C. Highway 303).
Carson Wohlwend was found dead at the scene inside of a 2004 F150 pickup truck that had overturned into the ditch at the tree line after a call was made to 911 just after 11 p.m. on Feb. 26, 2024.
He was the only occupant found in the car and was not wearing a seatbelt.
According to a release from Colleton County Fire-Rescue, the truck suffered heavy damage and “appeared to have been at the location for some time” and Wohlwend had “suffered multiple traumatic injuries.”
Wohlwend was traveling southbound on U.S. Highway 17 when the truck veered off to the left side of the roadway, struck the ditch and overturned before hitting a tree, according Lance Cpl. Lena Butler with S.C. Highway Patrol.
S.C. Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate the accident.
Wohlwend is the son of downtown Beaufort business owner Natalie Wohlwend, who owns and operates Bathe.
In an online obituary, Wohlwend was described as a natural athlete, excelling in track and football during his time at Riverview Charter School, Beaufort High and Wando High, and a lover of nature.
The obituary continues to say that although Wohlwend had difficulties “staying on a path in life absent of trouble,” he was a loving son, friend and grandchild who had recently “reclaimed his life,” working two full-time jobs in Beaufort.
A viewing for family and all friends will be held for Wohlwend from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Anderson Funeral Home in Beaufort.
A church service will be held at First Presbyterian Church on Friday, March 1 at 3 p.m., with a reception to follow at Hearth on Bay Street at 4:30 p.m.
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.
