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Robert Anderson

Age : 45

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 08/23/2025

Location : North Live Oak Drive at Highway 6

City : Moncks Corner

County : Berkeley

State : South Carolina

Agency : Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office; Moncks Corner Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/23/2025, shortly after 10 p.m., Moncks Corner police responded to a reported physical assault involving a firearm at the Walmart in Moncks Corner. Berkeley County sheriff’s deputies were called to assist Moncks Corner police. Deputies saw a silver Mercedes SUV leaving the scene as they arrived and attempted to stop it. The reported assault involving a firearm was therefore the specific incident that brought police to the scene and led deputies to attempt the traffic stop.
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The Mercedes continued away while Berkeley County sheriff’s deputies pursued it. The pursuit traveled along North Highway 52 and then North Live Oak Drive toward the intersection with South Carolina Highway 6.
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At approximately 10:08 p.m., the Mercedes reached the intersection of North Live Oak Drive/U.S. 17A and Highway 6, where a 2003 Infiniti SUV was stopped at the traffic light. The Mercedes crashed into the rear passenger side of the Infiniti.
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Robert Anderson, 45, of Summerville, was riding as a passenger in the Infiniti. Anderson and the Infiniti's driver were transported to Trident Medical Center. Anderson died from his injuries. The driver suffered serious injuries. Berkeley County Coroner Darnell Hartwell subsequently identified Anderson as the person killed in the crash.
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After the collision, police arrested the Mercedes driver following a brief foot chase. The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated the fatal collision, while the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office investigated evidence recovered from the Mercedes and Moncks Corner police handled the original assault investigation.
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The South Carolina Highway Patrol filed charges of failure to stop for police resulting in death, failure to stop for police resulting in great bodily injury, felony DUI resulting in death and felony DUI resulting in great bodily injury. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office filed additional firearm, marijuana and resisting-arrest charges, while Moncks Corner police filed a third-degree assault and battery charge arising from the incident that preceded the pursuit.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
The Berkeley County sheriff’s deputies who attempted the traffic stop and participated in the pursuit that ended in Robert Anderson’s death have not been publicly identified.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/berkeley-county-news/1-dead-1-injured-in-moncks-corner-after-driver-slams-into-vehicle-during-pursuit/
https://www.live5news.com/2025/08/24/coroner-identifies-victim-moncks-corner-rear-end-collision/
https://www.live5news.com/2025/08/25/man-facing-11-charges-after-fight-deadly-chase-berkeley-county-deputies-say/