St. Helena Island teen identified in fatal Dulamo Road crash

Beaufort County Coroner Debbie Youmans identified the driver who died in a Nov. 10 crash on Dulamo Road as Samiyyah M.

Victims and emergency response

Moon, 17, of St. Helena Island. Her obituary gives her full name as Samiyyah Myeshia Moon and says she was from the island’s Dulamo community.

The crash happened around 8:50 p.m. near Tom Fripp Road, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

Moon was driving a 2013 Hyundai sedan north on Dulamo Road when the car went off the right side of the road and struck a tree.

She was alone in the car and died at the scene.

In a Facebook post, Moon’s mother, Tamieka Moon-Williams, thanked those who had reached out to the family and announced a celebration of life at 11 a.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 18, at Bethesda Christian Fellowship on St. Helena Island. Burial will follow at Frogmore Cemetery, according to Moon’s obituary.

There will be no public viewing.