SC troopers seek Mustang driver in fatal Chester hit and run after pedestrian dies
South Carolina police are asking for the public’s help looking for the driver of a sports car after a pedestrian was hit and killed Thursday in Chester County.
Police said Friday they are looking for a Ford Mustang, model year 2005 to 2009, that likely has front-end damage. No other information was available.
The pedestrian was identified as Dell L. Carter, 72, said Chester County Coroner Terry Tinker. Carter is from Clover in York County but was living at a Chester County assisted living center when he was killed, Tinker said.
Carter was in the road when he was struck by the vehicle before 6:30 a.m. Thursday on S.C. 9, Master Trooper Gary Miller of the Highway Patrol said. Carter died at the scene, officials said.
The car was traveling west on S.C. 9, also called Pinckney Road, toward Lockhart near Mount Prospect Road, according to S.C. Highway Patrol. The area where the collision happened is about 10 miles west of the city of Chester, a few miles east of Union County.
The Highway Patrol posted statements on Twitter and other social media Thursday night and Friday asking for the public’s help.
This story was originally published January 14, 2021 at 7:53 AM with the headline "SC troopers seek Mustang driver in fatal Chester hit and run after pedestrian dies."
