By Delayna Earley
The Island News
A motorcyclist was killed in a single vehicle crash on Monday evening after veering off the highway and hitting a tree south of Gardens Corner in northern Beaufort County.
According to a report from the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 6:15 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10 on U.S. 21 (Trask Parkway).
A Kawasaki motorcycle was headed south on U.S. 21, according to Cpl. Nick Pye of the SCHP, and reportedly went off the right side of the road, striking a curb before colliding with a tree near the intersection of Pap Kee Lane.
As of press time Tuesday afternoon, the Beaufort County Coroner’s Office had not identified the victim publicly.
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.
