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Police Seeking Help After 14-Year-Old Struck by Two Cars in Hit-and-Run

CPD Newsroom Posted on October 10, 2025

The Charleston Police Department is requesting assistance in identifying the suspects from a James Island hit-and-run. 

The Charleston Police Department is seeking information regarding a hit-and-run collision that occurred on October 8, 2025, shortly after midnight on Dills Bluff Road near Darwin Street. The collision involved a 14-year-old bicyclist who was struck by two vehicles, both of which fled the scene traveling south on Dills Bluff Road.

Investigators believe one of the suspect vehicles may be a dark gray 1998–1999 Nissan Altima or a dark gray 2006–2009 Infiniti. The vehicle may also be missing its passenger-side mirror. The vehicles shown in the accompanying images are similar in appearance to the suspect vehicle.

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Anyone with information pertinent to the investigation is asked to contact the Charleston Police Department’s Traffic Unit at (843) 965-4084. Tips can also be submitted anonymously at www.charleston-sc.gov/tips.

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Media Release

Release Date: October 10, 2025 

Media Contact: Sgt. C. Stinson 

E-mail: cpdpublicinformationteam@charleston-sc.gov 


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