Woman Struck and Killed by Hit-And-Run Driver on I-20
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…
Graniteville Teenager Shot and Killed in Aiken Monday Night
Getty ImagesA 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.
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