Rose Higgins, 24, and her baby, Charissa Faith, hit by bicyclist

Mother to be removed from life support, newborn dies, after being hit by bicyclist

An Upstate mother was left brain dead, and her baby, delivered by C-section, died after a bicycle accident Friday night.Rose Higgins, 24, was pronounced brain dead Tuesday afternoon and was expected to taken off life support on Wednesday, according to Higgins' fiance, Joshua McSwain, 27.McSwain said he and Higgins were walking down Mount Olivet Road near Weatherly Drive in Six Mile on the way to Higgins' grandmother's home when a 20-year-old bicyclist hit Higgins head-on. Higgins fell backward and hit her head on the asphalt, McSwain said.Higgins was six months pregnant with their daughter, Charissa Faith, at the time of the accident.The baby girl was delivered Saturday by Caesarean section. She weighed 2 pounds, 3 ounces and died Monday, McSwain said.Higgins was also the mother of two boys, ages 1 and 2. A GoFundMe account has been set up to help the family.Chief Deputy Creed Hashe said there was no indication of foul play and the collision was accident.

An Upstate mother was left brain dead, and her baby, delivered by C-section, died after a bicycle accident Friday night.

Rose Higgins, 24, was pronounced brain dead Tuesday afternoon and was expected to taken off life support on Wednesday, according to Higgins' fiance, Joshua McSwain, 27.


McSwain said he and Higgins were walking down Mount Olivet Road near Weatherly Drive in Six Mile on the way to Higgins' grandmother's home when a 20-year-old bicyclist hit Higgins head-on.

Higgins fell backward and hit her head on the asphalt, McSwain said.

Higgins was six months pregnant with their daughter, Charissa Faith, at the time of the accident.

The baby girl was delivered Saturday by Caesarean section. She weighed 2 pounds, 3 ounces and died Monday, McSwain said.

Higgins was also the mother of two boys, ages 1 and 2.

A GoFundMe account has been set up to help the family.

Chief Deputy Creed Hashe said there was no indication of foul play and the collision was accident.