RIDGEVILLE – A Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office sergeant was murdered in a hit-and-run crash while riding his motorbike near Old Gilliard Road on November 4.
Sgt. Devon Lindsay, 26, of Ridgeville, had worked for the sheriff’s office since 2019, according to a news release. Berkeley County Coroner Darnell Hartwell pronounced him dead at 5:12 a.m.
Lindsay was reporting for duty when he was slain, said spokesman Cpl. Carli Carr.
According to Trooper Nick Pye of the South Carolina Highway Patrol, a Toyota car struck his motorcycle before speeding away.
Jessica Ann Goodwin, 30, of Harleyville, was arrested and charged with fleeing the scene of a fatal crash, Pye said.
“This unfortunate accident was preventable, and we are mourning the loss of our coworker,” Sheriff Duane Lewis stated in a news statement.
Lindsay is survived by a wife and two little children, according to Lewis, who asks that the community remember the family in prayer.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol and the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office are investigating the crash.