Gaston SC

17-year-old dies after being hit by vehicle in Lexington County

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in a vehicle vs.pedestrian accident in the 1900 block of Woodtrail Drive, in the Gaston area of Lexington County on Saturday , at approximately 9:12 p.m. According to Fisher, Mr. Walter Vinicio Diaz Perez, 17, of Gaston was in the road when he was […]

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Body found in the woods in Lexington County, sheriff’s department investigating

Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is in the very early phases of a death investigation on Roundtree Court near Gaston.Patrol deputies are on the scene after a 911 caller reported, Thursday, they had seen a body in the woods. Crime scene investigators and the Lexington County Coroner’s Office will be collecting potential evidence and processing the […]

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Lexington County Coroner identifies man who was shot and killed

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of a man who was shot outside of his residence in the 2400 block of Glenn Road in the Gaston area of Lexington County, Tuesday. Fisher states that Mr. John Darrick Rumph, 53, of Gaston, was pronounced dead on scene dueto a gunshot wound to the […]

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Man who died 8 days after being hit while riding a bicycle is identified by Lexington County coroner

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a vehicle vs. bicycle accident in the 700 block of Woodtrail Drive in the Gaston area of Lexington County at approximately 2:31 P.M. on May 9. According to Fisher, Mr. Diego Federico Suarez-Pelaez, 59, of Gaston was riding his bicycle onWoodtrail Drive when […]

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Man killed in multi-vehicle accident in Lexington County, coroner identifies

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a multi-vehicle accident in the 4300 block of Highway 321 in the Gaston area of Lexington County at approximately 2:10 p.m., Tuesday. According to Fisher, Mr. Whiteford Cornell McWaters, 53, of Summerville, was traveling northbound on Highway 321 when he was struck head-on […]

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Coroner identifies body found in retention pond as that of a Lexington County teen who was reported missing on Nov. 30

A Lexington County missing person was found dead in a retention pond at the Amazon fulfillment facility.At approximately 1:20 p.m., Wednesday, the Lexington County Coroner’s Office was called to the Amazon fulfillment center in the 4400 block of 12th Street Extension in the West Columbia area of Lexington County. The call was in reference to […]

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Lexington County narcotics agents arrest man, said he had over 800 grams of meth in his home

Lexington County narcotics agents arrested a Gaston man after finding more than 800 grams of meth inside his home. Michael Anthony Dolan Jr., 42, is charged with trafficking methamphetamine greater than 400 grams, possession of a Schedule IV narcotic, possession of a Schedule III narcotic, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, possession of […]

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Lexington County Fire Service responds to mobile home fire, Friday afternoon

The Lexington County Fire Service responded to a structure fire around 3 p.m. Friday afternoon in the 100 block of Valley Road in Gaston. Crews arrived to find a mobile home with flames and smoke. Multiple crews responded to the scene and the fire was brought under control in approximately 45 minutes. No injuries were […]

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