Coroner identifies Midlands man killed in crash while he was walking on road
A man died after being hit by an SUV when he was walking on a Midlands road Wednesday night, the South Carolina Highway Patrol said.
The crash occurred just before 7 p.m. on Cherokee Boulevard in Kershaw County, Cpl. Sonny Collins said.
The pedestrian was killed after being hit by a Honda CRV, according to Collins.
Kershaw County Coroner David West confirmed to The State that the person killed was a man, later identifying him as Paul Washington Jr. The 26-year-old was from the Camden area, according to West.
West called called the collision an accident, and Collins said no criminal charges are expected.
The person driving the SUV was not injured in the crash, according to Collins.
This is the most recent pedestrian death reported on a South Carolina road this year.
Through last Sunday, 126 pedestrians have been killed in the Palmetto State, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety. That is a reduction from the same time frame in 2018, when 132 people were killed by vehicles while walking.
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This story was originally published October 31, 2019 at 7:24 AM.
