By Delayna Earley
The Island News
Two people were killed, and a teenager was critically injured in a head-on crash late Sunday night on Lady’s Island that caused one vehicle to catch fire.
The collision occurred at approximately 10:49 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, at the intersection of Sea Island Parkway (U.S. 21) and Eustis Landing Road, according to the Lady’s Island–St. Helena Fire District. Officials said a Honda and a Subaru collided head-on, causing the Subaru to burst into flames.
Louis Carbonneau, 54-year-old man from St. Helena Island, was driving the Subaru and was pronounced dead at the scene, along with Amya Fields, a 17-year-old female from Beaufort, who was a passenger in the Honda.
A 17-year-old male who was also in the Honda was transported to Beaufort Memorial Hospital with critical injuries.
Emergency crews responded to the scene and worked for several hours as investigators examined the wreckage.
Sea Island Parkway was closed in both directions during the response and investigation and later reopened after the scene was cleared.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation by law enforcement.
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.
