HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A pedestrian was hit and killed early Saturday in Horry County, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

It happened at about 1 a.m. on Nelson Road near Little River, the SCHP said.

A 2012 Dodge Journey was traveling south on Nelson Road when it hit the person who was walking in the roadway, according to the SCHP. The driver of the Dodge was not injured.

This deadly crash remains under investigation.

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