Update: SC Highway Patrol seek public’s help to identify driver who struck and killed woman

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is asking the public for help with identifying the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run collision that took place late Friday.

Deandra Goodman, 28, of the Myrtle Beach area, died after being struck by a motor vehicle, the Horry County Coroner’s Office said Sunday.

Police said it happened just before midnight on U.S. Highway 501 near the Intracoastal Waterway.

The incident took place at 11:55 p.m. as she was walking up the Myrtle Beach side of the U.S. 501 bridge in the north bound lane near Waccamaw Pottery area, the coroner’s office said. The victim died as a result of injuries received.

No further details were made available, but officials said the driver left the scene.

Anyone with information on the driver’s identity is asked call the agency’s anonymous tip line at (843) 661-4705 or (800)768-1505, Crime Stoppers at (843) 554-1111, calling *HP, or going online at 5541111.com.

This story was originally published July 30, 2023 at 2:07 PM.