2 dead in separate collisions

Two Lowcountry men are dead following separate head-on collisions in Dorchester and Berkeley counties this weekend.

Adell Lewis Jr., 50, of Reevesville died instantly about 2 a.m. Monday, Dorchester County Coroner Chris Nisbet said.

Authorities say Lewis was driving a Chevrolet S-10 westbound on U.S. Highway 78, about a mile from St. George, when a Dodge Durango crossed the center line and struck his pickup truck.

The S.C. Highway Patrol charged George Lamont Perry, 27, of Reevesville with felony DUI, Cpl. Paul Brouthers said.

Brouthers said the patrol's Multi-disciplinary Accident Investigation Team is assisting in the investigation.

In an earlier wreck, Hanahan police are investigating what caused a Mazda four-door to cross the center line on Railroad Avenue about 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Hanahan Police Lt. Michael Fowler said.

The Mazda struck a pickup truck driven by Jessie Lister, 68, of North Charleston.

Lister died later at a local hospital from injuries suffered in the crash, Berkeley County Deputy Coroner George Oliver said.

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