York County pedestrian killed walking across road near Lake Wylie, troopers say
A person walking across S.C. 49 near Lake Wylie in York County has died after being struck by a car, troopers said.
The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. Monday on what’s commonly known as Charlotte Highway, said Trooper Joe Hovis of the S.C. Highway Patrol.
The pedestrian was crossing the road and was hit by an eastbound vehicle, Hovis said. The person walking died at the scene, Hovis said.
The name of the person killed has not yet been released by the York County Coroner’s Office.
The driver of the vehicle, a 30-year-old from lake Wylie, was not hurt, Hovis said.
No charges have been filed and no other vehicles were involved, officials said.
The incident happened west of the North Carolina state line near Mill Pond Road, officials said. The location is between the Buster Boyd Bridge and the intersection of S.C. 49 and S.C. 55.
One side of the road was blocked for about three hours as troopers and deputies with the York County Sheriff’s Office were on scene, officials said.
The highway death is the first in York County in 2020, according to the S.C. Department of Public Safety. York County had 48 highway deaths in 2019, public safety statistics show.
The pedestrian death is the second in York County in about two weeks. A Rock Hill man died Dec. 21 in a crash south of Rock Hill.
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This story was originally published January 7, 2020 at 9:51 AM with the headline "York County pedestrian killed walking across road near Lake Wylie, troopers say."
