United States - June 14, 2025 A drunk driver crashed into a Berkeley County patrol vehicle while deputies were arresting a man for impaired driving early Saturday morning, the sheriff’s office announced Monday. Around 2:30 a.m. on June 14, deputies conducted a traffic stop near South Live Oak Drive and Wildwood Lane. They detained a driver suspected of DUI, according to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office. While arresting the man, a second impaired driver smashed head-on into a marked patrol vehicle parked with its lights on in the oncoming lane. No deputies were injured, and the condition of the man being arrested was not reported. The second driver, 32-year-old Lauren Michelle Skinner of Moncks Corner, was arrested by the South Carolina Highway Patrol. She faces charges of transporting alcohol with a broken seal, driving under suspension second offense, and driving under the influence second offense. Skinner was booked at the Hill-Finklea Detention Center with a total bond of $4,527.50.