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Pedestrian Lying In Roadway Fatally Struck By Car in Moncks Corner

The Berkeley County Coronerโ€™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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MONCKS CORNER S.C. – The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has identified the pedestrian fatally struck by a vehicle Friday night. He is William Fennell, 49, from Moncks Corner.

Coroner Darnell Hartwell said his office was contacted at 10:41 p.m. for an auto vs. pedestrian accident that occurred on South Live Oak Drive.

Several witnesses stated that the pedestrian was lying in the roadway only for a short period of time before being fatally struck, Hartwell said.

Fennell was pronounced deceased on scene.

The Berkeley County Sherriffโ€™s Office, Berkeley County EMS and the Whitesville Fire Department responded to the incident.

The Berkeley County Coronerโ€™s Office and the South Carolina Highway Patrol are investigating.