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Driver killed when car strikes tree

Friday, August 29, 2008


RAVENEL — A 27-year-old man died Wednesday night in a single-car wreck on S.C. Highway 165 near Hyde Park Road.

Donald Chessler, of Ravenel, lost control of his vehicle about 10:30 p.m., and the vehicle struck a tree, said Charleston County Coroner Rae Wooten. She said he died of blunt-force trauma.







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This article has  23 comment(s)

Posted by jca on August 29, 2008 at 6:13 a.m. (Suggest removal)

how there speed drugs and alcohol all played a part in this fools death



Posted by luckylady on August 29, 2008 at 7:18 a.m. (Suggest removal)

jca - why are you immediately negative about what played a part in this young mans death. We don't have any information about drugs or alcohol playing a part in this.
My deepest sympathies to the family and friends. So young.



Posted by Roget on August 29, 2008 at 7:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)

jca...have you had your coffee yet? Put yourself in his family's shoes. It's a tragedy regardless of cause. I pray that you never have to learn of a loved one's untimely death.



Posted by flowergirl on August 29, 2008 at 7:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)

jca-Have you ever been down 165 near Hyde Park Road? Especially at night? This is a dark stretch of road with curves. I should know as I grew up in Ravenel and have traveled this road more times than I can count. Add in that it's hunting season and Westvaco has property right there. My bet is that a deer ran out in front of him. Until all of the facts are known, keep your idiot trap shut for the sake of the family.



Posted by jca on August 29, 2008 at 7:54 a.m. (Suggest removal)

flowergirl

i know the idiot who was killed hes a known drug pusher out there im not the idiot and i grew up in ravenal as well.

this fool was a heavy pot head and he liked beer a little too much. he used to run with my cousin

i am not an idiot drugs arent only in the city. so fcuk you flower

i dont give a crap about anyones family this is an opinion board not a sympathy board and this and my previous are my opinion



Posted by Roget on August 29, 2008 at 8:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Wow, jca. You seem like a fun guy with a caring heart. Have you considered a career in social work or counseling?



Posted by MissPriss on August 29, 2008 at 9:17 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Happy Friday jca, you're coming off a little hostile this morning....

My condolences to the family and friends of this young man....alchoholic drug pusher or NOT.



Posted by RTC on August 29, 2008 at 9:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Good Lord!



Posted by jca on August 29, 2008 at 9:41 a.m. (Suggest removal)

i was attacked first and i dont like it

ravenal is full of drugs alcohol and fools that speed cause of long stretches of roads no cops and little traffic

i dont like to be attacked



Posted by reflections on August 29, 2008 at 12:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)

My heart goes out to the family of Donald, the lost of a son, brother or friend is hard .,.no matter the cause.,.Yes in life there are choices and no one is perfect.His life was his choice but I believe his death was not you cant" stop that part of life if god has his hand on the right shoulder you can let go of the left... but still have compassion for those left behind and what they are going throw in a split second their lives have forever changed.. To the family may god wrap his angel wings around you at this time and comfort you



Posted by flowergirl on August 29, 2008 at 12:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)

JCA-If you grew up out there then you would know how to spell it. And from the rest of the grammar used I guess I can just put you up there with being a bubba. Thanks for the offer, but I'm quite sure that I can find something bigger and better.

Oh, and since this IS an opinion board, get over being "attacked".



Posted by chassc1 on August 29, 2008 at 1:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)

First off my prayers are with the Chesser family at this time. It is such a sad thing that someone so young had to go like this so fast. A parent should never have to plan a funeral for their child.
On the other note for you JCA are you even human with a heart? No matter what your opinions are about something or someone why in the world would you be so childish to post hateful things on a lowcountry news website for the hurting family and friends of Donald Chesser's death to see?All I can say is KARMA! When your Mother, Father, Brother, Sister Best friend is laying in the ground with you crying and hurting over them dont forget all the hurtful hateful things you said about Donald Chesser on a public website when his family was trying to deal with his death. I just hope you are nothing but a child because it would be just sad for a grown adult to act so childish like that.
I would like to end this by saying to the family and friends Remember God has a plan and we will all see him again one day when God is ready for us. Time heals everything! :) May God Bless You!



Posted by jca on August 29, 2008 at 1:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)

my family all of them know how to drive and follow all and i mean all road signs and safety stuff thats in the handbook. you know the free one at the dmv.
i am no back woods redneck. i am educated. very well too. i choose to not use caps or punctuation on here.

if this had been a person of a different race the comments would have all been hate filled

and i do have a heart. im just not a cryer when your own stupidity results in your death i have no sympathy.

i am in real life im a wonderful person with a wonderful law abiding family. i have never been arrested or anything. my husband is former military he served proudly



Posted by luckylady on August 29, 2008 at 2:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)

jca - nobody is asking you to have sympathy for the young man - he's gone forever. All people expect from you or anyone else is to show the Family a little respect and a little sympathy - they are not to blame for the loss of their son but they are going to suffer anyway. I pray that your family drives safely and obeys all the traffic laws - but as you know you can be the best driver ever - it only takes a second or two for you or someone else to change you or your family's life forever. Just one wrong move - and it could be over. So be careful, don't take offense, and show compassion for the family!! Just a little would be nice.



Posted by sailasimone on August 29, 2008 at 5:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)

How dare you speak of drugs and alcohol related to this accident. I knew this young man personally and his lil brother. This man was on his way home from work, you idiot!
My sympathy goes out to his family and Carolyn's family. This young man was one of the nicest person I've ever known.
THIS WAS NOT ALCOHOL OR DRUG RELATED - YOU GOT THAT?

Rhonda Haswell
Jacksonville, NC



Posted by sailasimone on August 29, 2008 at 5:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED! IT'S SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND HOW GOD CAN TAKE MY FRIEND LIKE THAT. I MISS YOU DONALD.

TOM BARRY



Posted by jca on August 29, 2008 at 10:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)

want sympathy go to the obits page this isnt it

i knew of him he ran with my cousin he was into drugs and speeding



Posted by sailasimone on August 29, 2008 at 11:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)

JCA, You have your opinion and I have mine. He ran with your cousin, who is a loser and you yourself stated you live in a drug infested area, then recant by saying how law abiding you are.
I am just as educated, if not more and all these opinions you are making sure shows what an ignorant woman you really are.

Rhonda Haswell, NC.



Posted by sailasimone on August 29, 2008 at 11:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)

And if your proud serving military husband knew you like to cause trouble like this, I'm sure he'd be deeply ashamed of you.
If he does know what you are typing and does not care, then he's just as worthless as you are....military or not.

Rhonda Haswell, NC



Posted by sailasimone on August 29, 2008 at 11:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Go to bed biotch, instead off sitting on your lazy a s s all day & night waiting to type some more of your crap. I mean, seriously, is that all you have to do all day and all night while your military husband carries you on a free ride!
You seriously make me sick. Wish I was in Charleston right now so I could kick your a s s.



Posted by amarshall_3 on August 30, 2008 at 4:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)

My comments are more directed to this JCA...

1: If you are going to make comments that you know are more to cause a heated conversation, then "GUESS WHAT" you are going to be attack, DUH. That's are God given right!! it's called Freedom of Speech and yes you too are entitled to it. So if you are looking for sympathy , as you would say " Go to the Obituaries!"

2: Knowing OF someone doesn't mean that you KNOW them, so get your facts straight before you make comments which cause people to attack you, which is basically what I am doing. (PROUD OF IT TOO)

3: No one is perfect, so I seriously doubt in that hyprocritical mind of yours... That your WHOLE family abides by the road laws let alone all laws. there is no such thing as perfect. You are not in their vehicles everyday of every hour to see how they drive.

4: WHAT THE HELL does your husband serving in the military have to do with MY COUSINS death?! Not a damn thing!!! Military people are no better than men and women who choose not to enlist.

5: I guess since "YOU" say my cousin was a drug addict because your cousin was hanging out with him, that makes your cousin a drug addict too," Guilty by ASSOCIATION" ( that is me stereotyping your family, which is what you have done to Donald)

I do agree with this...If you drink, do drugs, or speed excessively behind the wheel then you are asking to be killed ( IN MY EYES) but that was not the case here, so don't jump the gun with your angry thoughts so quickly. Wait till the facts have been handed out!

Last but not least no one wants your sympathy for Donald, people are asking that you respect the family for their loss. His son will never know who is father was, his sister and brother loss their best friend and MY FAMILY had to lose another family member in such a TRAGIC way again!!!

I wasn't close to Donald these past years because had moved away and created a family of my own, though I do visit my family out there almost every weekend and I will be damn if someone who is not related to them is going to come on here and open their mouth and talk bad about them with out personally knowing them, except thinking they know them by the rumors they hear.. JCA I think it's time for you to grow up and get out of you highschool ways of he said, she said crap AND take your foot from your mouth!!!

I would hate to meet someone who is such a close minded person and obviously thinks their family can do know wrong, you are nieve and a big "DONKEY" ...that is putting it mildy!!!

Amanda Marshall....Related to the CHESSER FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Posted by scflgirl on September 5, 2008 at 11:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Hey- JCA-
Do you have any kids? Do you have anyone you actually care about? Probably not, seems how you get off on putting a dead guy down when he is no longer able to defend himself in life. If I were you, I'd be pretty embarrassed to call myself "educated," because only a stupid person would make assumptions about how and why someone got killed. Well, here's a little "education" for YOU. My family spoke to the coroner personally. Drugs played NO part in his death, neither did SPEEDING. He was on the way home from work. Even if he DID do drugs, what's it to you? Is that really supposed to mean he was a bad, evil person? If so, then I guess your cousin is one too. You mean to tell me you have NEVER tried a little pot or done anything wrong?? Your "education" should have taught you to get your facts straight first, instead of making assumptions based on what your idiot cousin said. Just bc you have never been arrested and you come from a "law abiding family," it does not mean you are immune from being ignorant. My cousin is the mother of his little boy. If you are such an "educated", "wonderful" person with a family, maybe you should think twice about posting hateful crap about someone you really did not know at least for the child's sake. Then you won't have to worry about being "attacked." And since you don't like being "attacked", maybe you should've thought about that before you attacked first. How pathetic your life must be, to put others down when they can't defend themselves to make yourself feel big and better. I come from a law-abiding, educated family myself, and I've never been arrested, and I am educated as well and from that area too. So? So come down off your high horse now, bc what goes around comes around, and you will suffer loss one day too.
By the way, idiot, you misspelled "Ravenel"

A-Boineau Neal-of the BOINEAU family



Posted by sailasimone on October 16, 2008 at 11:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)

awe- jca aka/Jessica just wants to stir up things. She's frustrated because she doesn't know how to satisfy her husband and her parents must be as ignorant as she is to have brought such an ignorant b i t c h into this world.




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