LAURENS COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – The South Carolina Highway Patrol said that a pedestrian was killed after being hit by a vehicle on Saturday.
According to troopers, a 2012 Kia was driving west on SC-14 at Back Street. The pedestrian was walking on SC-14 when they were hit by the vehicle around 6:25 a.m.
The driver of the Kia was not injured. The pedestrian was pronounced dead on the scene.
The Laurens County Coroner’s Office identified the pedestrian as 37-year-old Michael Joshua Ballengee.
The crash remains under investigation by the SCHP.
