19-year-old faces charges in fatal Moncks Corner motorcycle crash

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCSC) - Police say a 19-year-old has been charged in connection to a fatal motorcycle crash that happened Wednesday morning.

Jaden Thomas Jack Hood, 19, is charged with hit and run accident with death, felony DUI resulting in great bodily injury or death, driving under suspension, possession of marijuana 28 grams or less, violation of city ordinance

Police say Hood tried to change lanes on Highway 52 near Oakley Road and forced a motorcycle off the road.

The driver was identified as 59-year-old Robert C. Ingraham.

Police say Hood had a bond hearing Thursday morning, but it was denied.

Peter O’Reilly, an attorney representing Hood, sent the following statement Thursday night:

We are saddened by the death of Mr. Ingraham and offer our deepest sympathies to all that loved and respected him. Law enforcement is in possession of breath results and other evidence that tell a different story of the tragic accident that occurred. This is not a DUI case and law enforcement is aware of this. It is alarming that any law enforcement agency would bring these charges provided what they knew at the time of arrest.

The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office, the South Carolina Highway Patrol and the Moncks Corner Police Department are investigating.

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