Kendall Walton, 17, died, four other teenagers were injured in a single-vehicle collision with a tree on Indigo Run Drive on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
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Thu, 06/27/2024 - 2:49pmAccident Date:
Thursday, December 15, 2011Hilton Head crash leaves 1 teen dead, 4 injured
A 17-year-old girl died and four other teens were hospitalized after the girl's car struck a tree Thursday night on Hilton Head Island, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol. Kendall Walton, a senior at Hilton Head Preparatory School, was driving a 2008 BMW when she ran off Indigo Run Drive at about 9:20 p.m., Beaufort County Deputy Coroner David Ott said. She was wearing a seat belt, Ott said.
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Type: Car Accident
People Involved:
Kendall Walton
Roadway:
Indigo Run DriveCity:
Hilton Head Island, SCCounty:
Beaufort County, SCArea:
Savannah, GA