Charleston police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run collision that killed a bicyclist just before 7 p.m. Jan. 6 on the Ashley River Bridge heading into downtown Charleston.
The incident occurs only days before the first anniversary of the groundbreaking of the Ashley River Crossing, a large-scale bike-pedestrian bridge project that will span the Ashley River between West Ashley and the peninsula.
“This tragedy underscores why the Ashley River Crossing is so desperately needed,” Charleston City Council member Ross Appel told the Charleston City Paper. Appel’s district includes the part of West Ashley where the bridge is being built…