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Richland Coroner identifies person killed while walking across Two Notch Road in Columbia

Incident occurred Wednesday evening near entrance to Greengate community on Two Notch Rd
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Richland County Coroner Gary Watts has identified a person who died after being hit by a car while crossing a busy Columbia road.

Lance Cpl Tyler Tidwell with the South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) reported the fatal accident involving a pedestrian happened Wednesday night in north Columbia.

Watts identified the pedestrian as Mr. Shondell Patterson, 30, of Ridgeway. 

According to reports, around 11:17 p.m. Sept. 23, a driver in a 2018 Dodge Challenger travelling north on Two Notch Road struck Patterson as he was attempting to cross the road near the intersection of Maingate Drive. That is near the entrance to the Greengate community.

The driver of the car was uninjured, Patterson was transported by EMS to Palmetto Health Richland Hospital where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy revealed that Patterson died as a result of blunt force trauma.

The incident remains under investigation by SCHP and Richland County Coroner’s Office.

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