Coroner identifies victim killed in Charleston crash involving SUV, 18-wheeler

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim killed in a collision involving an SUV and an 18-wheeler Friday morning.

Bella Cousette, 79, died at the scene from the injuries she sustained from the collision, according to Coroner Darnell Hartwell.

Officers responded to a collision on Clements Ferry Road near Reflectance Drive involving a Hyundai SUV and an 18-wheeler at 10:50 a.m. The preliminary investigation indicated that the SUV was exiting a parking lot onto Clements Ferry Road and crossed the southbound lane of traffic in front of the 18-wheeler…

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