Man charged in connection to crash that killed a pedestrian in Little River
A 37-year-old man is behind bars and accused of killing a pedestrian in Little River.
James Hampton Vereen was booked into J. Reuben Long Detention Center on Wednesday on a charge of hit-and-run involving a death. Bond has not been set in his case.
South Carolina Highway Patrol Master Trooper Brian Lee said Vereen was charged in connection to a July fatal crash with a pedestrian.
Horry County Fire Rescue crews were dispatched to 4371 Baker St. at 6:04 a.m. on July 18 for the report of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle. A 2018 Dodge Ram hit Pamela Harding, 37, while driving north on Baker Street near North Horseshoe Drive, four miles north of North Myrtle Beach.
Harding died as a result of her injuries. She was legally in the road, Lee said.
Vereen went left of the center line and hit Harding, Lee said.
This story was originally published October 1, 2020 at 10:06 AM.
