Coroner: 68-year-old was working in yard when hit, killed by truck off Pee Dee Highway
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Published: Sep. 22, 2022 at 5:34 AM EDT|Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 9:56 AM EDT
GALIVANTS FERRY, S.C. (WMBF) - One person is dead and another injured after a pick-up truck ran off a highway in Galivants Ferry Wednesday night, highway patrol says.
According to South Carolina Highway Patrol, a man was killed after a pick-up truck ran off Pee Dee Highway just before 7 p.m. near Gunters Island Road.
The truck first struck a fence, then, according to the Horry County Coroner’s Office, hit Ronald Hewitt, 68, who was working in his yard at the time.
The driver of the truck was taken to a hospital.
No further information is currently available.
The MAIT team is assisting in the investigation.
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