By Delayna Earley
The Island News
A pedestrian was killed Monday night after being struck by a tractor-trailer on U.S. 17 in Beaufort County.
The collision occurred at approximately 8:11 p.m. near River Road, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. According to the Beaufort County Coroner’s Office, Scott McKeever, a 48-year-old male from Bluffton, died on scene from blunt force injuries.
Troopers said a Peterbilt tractor-trailer was traveling northbound on U.S. 17 when it struck McKeever, who was in the roadway.
The incident remains under investigation, authorities said.
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.
