Identity of pedestrian fatally struck on Paxville Highway released

Clarendon County Coroner Jacqueline Blackwell has released the identity of the pedestrian struck on Friday, June 26.

Jamal Henry, 44, of Summerton, was identified as the victim. 

The wreck occurred at about 10 p.m. on Paxville Highway, near the intersection of Raccoon Road.  The Ford F-150, traveling west on Paxville Highway, struck the pedestrian, who was walking north, according to Master Trooper William Bennett with South Carolina Highway Patrol. 

Henry was taken by EMS to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

An autopsy is scheduled for this week at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. 

An investigation is ongoing.