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Charleston man charged in fatal accident

Published Tuesday, May 05, 2009 9:50 AM

The Gazette

Goose Creek Police have charged James Connelly, a 56-year-old white male from Charleston, with Felony DUI in conjunction with a traffic collision that killed two people.  

The collision occurred on Thursday, April 23 at approximately 8:30 p.m. at the intersection of Hwy. 52 and Old Mt. Holly Road.  

Twenty-year-old Benjamin Cook of Vance, S.C., died at 1:04 a.m. Friday morning, Berkeley County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Salisbury said.

Cook was driving a Dodge Neon that was struck at the intersection of Highway 52 and Old Mt. Holly Road in Goose Creek by a Dodge truck driven by Connelly, according to the coroner’s office.

The accident happened at 8:35 p.m. Thursday.

Cook was transported to MUSC by helicopter where he was pronounced dead.

Brandy Roseberry, 17, of Elloree, a passenger in the car, was pronounced dead at the scene, Salisbury said.

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