Crime

One person dead, one in custody after overnight crash on Myrtle Beach’s Kings Highway

By Alex Lang and Hannah Strong

One person died and another person is in police custody after an overnight crash in Myrtle Beach.

Shortly before midnight, police and fire went to a crash between a vehicle and a moped on North Kings Highway near 46th Avenue North. One person died in the wreck.

Myrtle Beach police Cpl. Thomas Vest said officers took the driver of the vehicle into custody. That person has not been identified.

The Horry County Coroner’s Office has not identified the victim of the collision.

This story was originally published March 7, 2020 at 7:18 AM.

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Alex Lang
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Alex Lang is the True Crime reporter for The Sun News covering the legal system and how crime impacts local residents. He says letting residents know if they are safe is a vital role of a newspaper. Alex has covered crime in Detroit, Iowa, New York City, West Virginia and now Horry County.
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Hannah Strong
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The Sun News Reporter Hannah Strong is passionate about making the world better through what she reports and writes. Strong, who is a Pawleys Island native, is quick to jump on breaking news, profiles stories about people in the community and obituaries. Strong has won four S.C. Press Association first-place awards, including one for enterprise reporting after riding along with police during a homicide. She earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from Winthrop University.
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