GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A 35-year-old Georgetown woman was hit by a car and killed Sunday night on Highmarket Street in Georgetown County, authorities said.
Wanda Michelle Chavis was pronounced dead at the scene after the incident near Redick Road, according to Georgetown County Coroner Chase Ridgeway.
It happened at about 10:45 p.m. about 9 miles west of Georgetown near Redick Road, according to South Carolina High Patrol Master Trooper Gary Miller, who said she was walking east on Highmarket Street when she was hit by a 2020 Honda Civic going in the same direction.
The car’s driver was not injured, and there are no charges resulting from the incident, Miller said.
No additional information was immediately available.
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