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SC man killed in single vehicle accident identified by coroner

Police in Sumter County have release the name of a man killed in a single-vehicle crash over the weekend.

Willie Walker, Jr., 55, was involved in a collision on St. Paul Church Road around 1:43 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 17. Sumter County coroner Robert Baker said Walker died from injuries he sustained in the accident.

Walker lived on Browning Ridge Drive. South Carolina Highway Patrol is still investigating the incident. MUSC will perform an autopsy on Walker on Tuesday, according to the news release.

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Isabella Cueto
The State
Isabella Cueto covers the impact of COVID-19 on the people of South Carolina. She was hired by The State in 2018 to cover Lexington County. Before that, she interned for Northwestern University’s Medill Justice Project and WLRN public radio in South Florida. Cueto is a graduate of the University of Miami, where she studied journalism and theatre arts. Her work has been recognized by the South Carolina Press Association, the Society of Professional Journalists and the Florida Society of News Editors. Support my work with a digital subscription
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