By Delayna Earley
The Island News
A 14-year-old Beaufort boy has died from injuries sustained in a dirt bike accident on St. Helena Island on Saturday, Sept. 27, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol spokesperson Cpl. Nick Pye.
The boy, who has been identified as Kamden Jackson by friends of the family, was traveling west on Edding White Road, near Seaside Road, on a dirt bike at around 5:44 p.m. when the bike ran off the left side of the road and struck a power pole, according to Pye.
Jackson was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The Beaufort County Coroner’s Office has not yet completed an autopsy but has said that one is pending.
Jackson was a freshman at Beaufort High School, according to an obituary published by Anderson Funeral Home. He loved sports, playing guitar and above all riding his dirtbike.
A Meal Train has been created and shared across social media “to help provide meals and assist with cost for the Jacksons and family during this trying time of need.”
The page has raised more than $6,000 for the family and members of the community have volunteered to bring food for the family through the month of October.
Jackson’s friends took to social media over the weekend to express their grief by posting videos of them revving their dirt bikes and vehicles with the caption “Rev for Kamden.”
The accident is currently being investigated by S.C. Highway Patrol and the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, according to the coroner’s office.
A celebration of life will be held from 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 2, at the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club.
Delayna Earley, who joined The Island News in 2022, 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.
