One killed and seven more hurt as box truck leading chase crashes, SC cops say
One person was killed and seven others were hospitalized Saturday after a U-Haul truck that was trying to escape from law enforcement crashed, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Four vehicles and two pedestrians were involved in the chain-reaction collision that happened at about 4:55 p.m. in Charleston County, said Lance Cpl. Brittany Glover.
The initial collision involved a 2014 U-Haul box truck whose driver was trying to get away from members of the North Charleston Police Department, according to Glover. Information about why the U-Haul was being chased was not available.
The U-Haul was driving north in a southbound lane on Meeting Street as it led the pursuit, Glover said. Near the intersection with Reid Street in downtown Charleston the U-Haul hit two pedestrians then veered into a northbound lane where it crashed into a 2022 Mercedes-Benz sedan, according to Glover.
The Mercedes-Benz then collided with a Honda motorcycle that then crashed into a 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe, Glover said.
There were two riders on the motorcycle, and one of them died at the scene, according to Glover.
The Charleston County Coroner’s Office has not publicly identified the motorcycle rider who died.
The other motorcycle rider, along with one of the two people in the U-Haul, all three occupants in the Mercedes-Benz and both pedestrians were hurt and taken to area hospitals, Glover said. Further information on their conditions was not available.
Glover said neither of the people in the Chevy were hurt, and no other injuries were reported.
No arrests have been reported, and the incident that led to the chase is being investigated by police, according to Glover. The Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
Through April 20, at least 234 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2025, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, at least 948 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.
At least 15 people have died in Charleston County crashes in 2025, according to DPS data. There were 50 deaths in the county in 2024, DPS reported.
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This story was originally published April 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM with the headline "One killed and seven more hurt as box truck leading chase crashes, SC cops say."
