Coroner IDs pedestrian killed in Williamsburg Co. crash
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The Williamsburg County Coroner’s Office released the name of the pedestrian killed in a Friday night crash.
Erica Bell, 42, of Hemingway, was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital after the crash, according to Coroner Ivori Henryhand.
The crash happened at 7:52 p.m. on South Carolina Highway 41 near Harmon Street, approximately one mile south of Hemingway, according to Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway with the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Troopers say a 2008 Honda sedan was traveling north on Highway 41 when they struck a person who was attempting to cross the road.
The pedestrian was a 42-year-old resident of Hemingway, according to Ridgeway. They were transported to a hospital, where they died of their injuries. The driver of the Honda was not hurt.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating.
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