SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. — Authorities say a pedestrian has died along a Sumter County highway after being struck by a patrol vehicle before dawn on Friday.
Master Trooper William Bennett with the South Carolina Highway Patrol said the crash happened just before 5:30 a.m. on U.S. 521 (Camden Highway) near Beckwood Road.
Bennett said a 2015 Dodge Charger registered with Sumter County was heading north on the highway when it collided with a pedestrian heading east. The pedestrian, identified by the Sumter County Coroner's Office as 34-year-old Michael Young of Sumter, died at the scene of the crash.
The Sumter County Sheriff's Office confirmed the crash involved a deputy driving a patrol vehicle.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is still investigating the crash.