Woman Struck and Killed by Hit-And-Run Driver on I-20
Graniteville Teenager Shot and Killed in Aiken Monday Night
A deadly hit-and-run is under investigation in Aiken County.
It happened Monday at 5:40 pm on I-20 eastbound near mile marker 25.
Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables says 58-year-old Tanya Rogers of Augusta was parked in the emergency lane with the vehicle’s flashers on. She got out of the car and was trying to cross the interstate when she was hit by an eastbound truck or sport utility vehicle that failed to stop.
Ables says Rogers died at the scene from blunt force injuries. An autopsy has been scheduled for Thursday in Newberry.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol says the search for the hit-and-run driver continues.
Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.
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