Carteret Crash

Beaufort/Port Royal Fire Department Battalion 1 and Engine Company 1 responded to a motor vehicle accident near the intersection of Carteret Street and Bay Street at approximately 6:25 a.m., Tuesday morning, June 20. A vehicle was coming from the Woods Memorial Bridge into Downtown Beaufort and struck two palm trees and a building. Because of damage to one of the palm trees, firefighters from Engine Company 1 cut it to prevent it from falling and hurting any pedestrians walking on the side walk. Photo courtesy of Beaufort/Port Royal Fire Department