From staff reports
A man stole a car with an occupant inside and crashed it before fleeing on foot last week.
Around 9:40 p.m., Thursday, July 13, Town of Port Royal Police officers were assisting the Beaufort Police with a single vehicle accident on Battery Creek Road.
While on that scene, Port Royal officers were dispatched to a stolen vehicle report from Yummy restaurant. As more information was dispatched to officers, it was discovered that the vehicle involved in the accident on Battery Creek was the vehicle that had been stolen, and that there was an adult occupant in the vehicle when it was taken.
According to the occupant, he was waiting in the backseat of the vehicle that had been left running while the driver went into the restaurant. A subject entered the vehicle and drove off toward Battery Creek Road.
When the vehicle crashed, the suspect got out of the vehicle and fled on foot. The suspect is described as a Black male with a skinny build, about 6 feet tall, with short unkempt hair and a close cut beard. The subject was wearing a dark t-shirt with grey on it. The occupant of the vehicle was unharmed during the incident.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Detective Sgt. John Hogue at 843-986-2220, or they may anonymously file an online informational report on the Town of Port Royal Police Department website at https://bit.ly/3DjQ0e3. Please reference Case No. 23PR16136.
