Tasha Pope Obituary, Death – The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has identified the driver who died in a collision early Friday morning on Hwy. 52 near Foxbank Plantation Blvd. in Moncks Corner. The victim has been named as 34-year-old Tasha Pope from Moncks Corner. Moncks Corner Police Chief Steve Young reported that Pope was driving north on Hwy. 52 in a Ford Explorer when she collided with a tractor-trailer that was exiting Sea Fox. Pope was pronounced dead at the scene. There were no other injuries reported from the crash.
Following the accident, both northbound lanes of Hwy. 52 at Cypress Gardens Rd. were closed while investigators conducted their work. The road was reopened at 9:50 a.m.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Authorities are seeking any information that could assist in the investigation and encourage individuals with relevant details to contact Sergeant Austin McCain at 843-719-7930 or via email at Austin.McCain@monckscornersc.gov.
This incident marks the first fatal collision of 2024 that the Moncks Corner Police Department is investigating.
