HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Conway man was arrested Friday after South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) Troopers said he hit a pedestrian with a garbage truck July 5 and left the scene.
The incident happened around 9 a.m. July 5 on US 501 at Intracoastal Waterway Bridge. One person was transported to the hospital with injuries, according to Horry County Fire Rescue.
Robert James O’Donnell, 63, of Conway, was charged with hit-and-run. After investigation, it was determined he was the driver who left the scene.
O’Donnell was released from J. Reuben Long Detention Center Sunday on $10,000 bond.
Trooper Brian Lee told News13 the garbage truck was a commercial sanitation truck, but did not have the name of the company O’Donnell worked for.