Beaufort Co. woman charged in fatal crash

BEAUFORT COUNTY, SC. (WTOC) - A Beaufort County woman has been charged in crash that left one person dead.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol arrested 23-year-old Isabelle Zilko. of Port Royal, on Friday after being involved in a fatal crash.

According to SCHP, Zilko was the driver of a 2004 Toyota pickup. While traveling north on Brickyard Point Road just before 1 a.m. on March 16, the pickup ran off the road, overturned and hit a tree.

Zilko was taken to the hospital and the passenger of the vehicle, 31-year-old Hailee Shackelfurd, died from her injuries.

Zilko was charged with Felony DUI and released Saturday morning.

The family of Zilko has created a GoFundMe account to help with her medical bills.

The family of the victim has also created a GoFundMe account as Shackelfurd leaves behind a year-old child.