A child was severely injured when the Moped they were driving was struck in the side at the intersection of Foxfield Road and Fourth Street Saturday afternoon June 7, 2025. The small child, around 11 years of age, was thrown approximately 30 feet into the ditch. The minor child suffered multiple traumatic injuries and witnesses advised the child was unconscious following the collision. Firefighter-Paramedics treated the child at the scene and requested a medical helicopter. C.A.R.E. Flight responded to the field in front of the National Guard Armory on Cottageville Highway to meet with Medic 19. The child was transferred to the Flightcrew, then flown to the Pediatric Trauma Center at Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital at MUSC in Charlston. The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
