Woman killed on her wedding day by drunk driver

Saintman2884 said

As someone who has visited Charleston a few times, there are quite a few of these barrier islands off the coast from the city itself, one of which is where a yearly PGA golf tournament is played or it used to be. Chuck, Mt. Pleasant, where you live, that technically isn't part of the city of Charleston, but in one of the adjacent counties nearby? Its part of the larger Charleston metropolitan area, but not exactly in the city itself?

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Three cities make up the main metro Charleston area - there's Charleston, North Charleston, and Mount Pleasant. With the exception of several rivers requiring bridges, they all three run together. It's sort of like the various city/town areas of the greater New Orleans area, but on a much smaller scale. And all three are in Charleston County.

I live in Mount Pleasant, but I work in Charleston. My kids go to school in Charleston. My commute from home in Mount Pleasant is about 15 minutes - but that's actually "all the way" across the Charleston peninsula. I can actually get to restaurants and other locations in downtown Charleston in about 7 or 8 minutes. In fact, I'm closer to downtown Charleston than I am to many places in Mount Pleasant, despite that being the city I technically live in. Interestingly, those three cities (Charleston, North Charleston, and Mount Pleasant) are three of the top four cities in the state by population - the other is Columbia.

The PGA event you're talking about is on Kiawah Island. It is the barrier island that is directly south of Folly Beach, where this incident occurred. But Folly is more like an old beach "town" with a main street and a bit of a bohemian/surfer lifestyle and vibe (along with the young people from Charleston just there to party). Whereas Kiawah, one island down, is access-controlled rich white people, a beach resort, and a PGA golf course.