By Mike McCombs
The Island News
A bicyclist was killed Sunday night, Oct. 15 after a collision with a car on Robert Smalls Parkway.
The Beaufort County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 64-year-old Larry Crosby of Beaufort. He was pronounced dead at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. The Coroner’s Office has ruled it an accidental death.
After the call came in at 9:20 p.m. Sunday, City of Beaufort Police sent out an alert at 9:36 p.m, advising motorists of the collision and asking drivers to avoid the area near Longhorn Steakhouse, 192 Robert Smalls Parkway, until at least midnight.
“Because of the severity of the injuries, we immediately called the Highway Patrol and they took over the investigation,” said Deputy Chief Stephenie Price, spokesperson for the City of Beaufort Police.
According to Lance Cpl. Nick Pye of the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the car involved was a 2015 four-door Mercedes. The driver, who was not injured, was the sole occupant.
According to Pye, both the car and the bicycle were heading west on Robert Smalls Parkway near Burton Hill Road.
“That is all the information I have at this time,” Pye said. “This incident is still under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Mike McCombs is the Editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.
