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Tony Kukulich
ST. HELENA ISLAND— The names of the five victims killed in a fiery crash on St. Helena Island have been identified, including a 4-year-old boy.
The victims are: Raymone Dagin, 26, from Beaufort; Mary Seabrook, 46, from Beaufort; Henry Watson, 31, from St. Helena Island; Tiera Seabrook, 31, from St. Helena Island; and Jaycean Perry, 4, from St. Helena Island.
All died on the scene of the accident, confirmed Beaufort County Coroner David Ott.
The three-vehicle accident occurred on the Sea Island Parkway near the intersection of Polowana Road around 10:30 p.m. May 29.
According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, a BMW sedan with four occupants was traveling south when the driver attempted to pass a Toyota Tundra. In doing so, the BMW collided head-on with a northbound Honda Accord.
After the collision, the BMW ran off the road, overturned and caught fire.
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"The BMW turned on its side and was fully involved," Scott Harris, spokesman for the Lady's Island-St. Helena Fire District, told The Post and Courier. "It had caught fire. The gas tank ruptured."
The Tundra also ran off the road attempting to avoid the collision and struck the BMW.
The driver of the Toyota escaped injury.
Ott said that autopsies of all victims are expected to be complete on May 31.
The accident remains under investigation by South Carolina Highway Patrol.
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