Lexington coroner identifies victim who was fatally hit by car in West Columbia
The Lexington County Coroner’s Office identified a person who was killed after being struck by a car in West Columbia.
Coroner Margaret Fisher said 85-year-old Charles D. Stone of West Columbia was in the roadway when he was struck by a vehicle.
The driver hit him on Oct. 16 at about 6:30 a.m. on the 200 block of Alexandria Street, which is a residential area off Augusta Road.
The driver who hit Stone stopped to help, Fisher said.
Paramedics took Stone to a hospital where he died of his injuries.
West Columbia Police Department is investigating.
David Travis Bland
The State