Coroner identifies the victim of fatal hit-and-run, SCHP looking for pickup truck
June 25, 2018||Comments Off on Coroner identifies the victim of fatal hit-and-run, SCHP looking for pickup truck|NEWS
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died after being struck by a vehicle on YMCA Road at approximately 9:45 p.m. on Friday.According to Fisher, Mr. Tijhee Dijon Salley, 19, of Lexington was pronounced dead at the hospital Saturday as a result of traumatic injuries..
Salley was riding his bicycle along YMCA Road near Ruff Acres Lane when he was struck by a vehicle. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is looking for a vehicle believed to be involved in the deadly hit-and-run.
The vehicle believed to be involved is light-colored, possibly white, mid-size pick-up truck, said Cpl. Sonny Collins of the S.C, Highway Patrol. Collins said the truck could possibly could have damage to the right side, hood, and windshield.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact the S.C. Highway Patrol at *HP (*47.)