South Carolina man killed in crash involving SUV, officials say
A South Carolina man was killed Wednesday night in a crash that involved a motorcycle and an SUV, officials said.
Andrew Helms, a 25-year-old Ladson resident, is the motorcycle rider who died, according to the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office.
At about 5:55 p.m., Helms was driving a 2001 Kawasaki motorcycle west on College Park Road in the Goose Creek area, said Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway of the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The motorcycle collided with the passenger side of an eastbound 2013 Toyota SUV that was turning left at the intersection with Corporate Parkway, according to Ridgeway.
Helms died at the scene from injuries he suffered in the collision, the coroner’s office said.
Ridgeway said the SUV driver was not hurt, and no other injuries were reported.
There was no word if the SUV driver was wearing a seat belt or if Helms had on a helmet.
The crash continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol and coroner’s office.
Through Sunday, 497 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 21 people have died in Berkeley County crashes in 2025, according to DPS data. There were 32 deaths in the county in 2024, DPS reported.
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This story was originally published August 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM with the headline "South Carolina man killed in crash involving SUV, officials say."
