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Monday, Jun. 29, 2009

Two children die in Lexington crash

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Two children have died after a car crash in Lexington County.

Lexington County Coroner Harry Harman says 5-year-old Parker Hewitt and 3-year-old Haley Hewitt of Chapin were killed in a crash Monday morning.

Harman says the vehicle driven by the children's mother was either driving slowly or was stopped when it was hit from behind by a motorcycle and a truck.

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The children's mother, Crystal Michelle Hewitt, and the other two drivers were all taken to the hospital.

Harman says the children died from multiple body trauma. Both were in car seats and were wearing seatbelts.

The Highway Patrol and the Lexington County Sheriff's Department are investigating the crash.

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