Update: Coroner identifies pedestrian who was hit by car, died in Myrtle Beach, SC area.
Editor’s note: This story was updated to correct the name of the victim. (Updated April 5 9:35 A.M.)
A pedestrian died after being hit by an SUV in Little River, according to Master Trooper William Bennett.
An SUV was driving north along U.S. 17 near the intersection of S.C. 179 when 32-year-old Kasey Mayew was walking north along U.S. 17 Tuesday night. The car hit the Calabash man and he died on the scene from multiple traumatic injuries, according to Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard.
The driver of the vehicle does not have any injuries, Bennett said.
Horry County Fire Rescue responded to crash at 11:27 p.m., according to its Facebook. The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
This story was originally published April 3, 2024 at 8:43 AM.
