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Pedestrian Walking Across U.S. Hwy. 17A Fatally Struck By Car: SCHP

The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office released its 2024 annual death report Monday, highlighting the many types of death investigations the agency handled last year. (FILE)
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BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – A pedestrian attempting to walk across a highway in Berkeley County died Thursday night, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

The collision happened around 8:20 p.m. on US Hwy. 17A near Clarks Branch Road, which is three miles south of Moncks Corner.

Master Trooper James G. Miller said that the driver of a 2013 Honda Civic was traveling north on U.S. Hwy. 17A when the pedestrian, who was walking west on the highway, was fatally struck.

The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene, Miller said.

The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has not released the pedestrian’s name at this time.

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