Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher

10-year-old Lexington boy dies in a “tragic accident near his home”

According to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher, Mason Smith, 10, of Lexington died in a tragic accident near his home on Saturday, April 13. A statement from the coroner’s office reads: “He was surrounded by family and friends and doing what he loved since the age of four. His favorite things to do were to […]

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3 challengers file to run for Lexington County Sheriff, Deb Summers not running for reelection to Lexington County Council

Three candidates are running against Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon. They are: Alan Driggers; Garry Rozier; and Billy Warren. All filed to run as Republicans, according to the SC Election Commission. Click here for SC Election Commission Filing for the June 11, State Primary for countrywide offices ended on Monday. Todd Cockrell and Doug Leonard […]

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Coroner identifies man who died after his vehicle hit a tractor-trailer on Platt Springs Road

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a tractor-trailer vs vehicle accident in the 4900 block of Platt Springs Road near Winchester Drive in the WestColumbia area of Lexington County at approximately 4:25 a.m., Thursday. According to Fisher, Mr. Dakotah Troupe Turner, 28, of Lexington was traveling westbound onPlatt Springs […]

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Woman who died in Lexington County crash is identified by coroner

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single-vehicle accident in the 1100 block of Whetstone Road in the Swansea area of Lexington County at approximately 11:57 A.M., Thursday. According to Fisher, Ms. Riccy Noelia Menocal Rosales, 31, of Barnwell, was traveling westbound on Whetstone Road when she traveled off […]

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Portion of Gibson Road in Lexington to be closed for approximately 12 days, beginning Monday

Starting Monday, March 4, a portion of Gibson Road (S-32-91) in Lexington County will be temporarily closed for construction. The closure is expected to last approximately 12 days and will allow for the repair of a pipe culvert near the intersection of Cinnamon Hills Court. During the closure, drivers should use an alternate route. A […]

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Woman dies after Lexington County motorcycle accident on I-77

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single-motorcycle accident at the 2-mile-marker of I-77 in the Cayce area of Lexington County at approximately 11:49 a.m. on Feb. 4. According to Fisher, Mrs. Tiffany Lee Livingston, 43, of Statesville, NC was the passenger on amotorcycle traveling northbound on I-77 when […]

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Pedestrian struck by vehicle and dies in Lexington, driver returns to the scene to report the accident

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident in the 800 block of Old Cherokee Road in the Lexington area of Lexington County, Saturday. According to Fisher, Mr. Steven Ezell Christopher, 51, of Lexington was walking westboundwhen a vehicle traveling westbound left the right side of […]

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Lexington man dies in Saturday motorcycle accident in the West Columbia area of Lexington County

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single-motorcycle accident in the 300 block of Shelton Road in the West Columbia area of Lexington County at approximately 8:15 p.m., Saturday. According to Fisher, Mr. Jerome Lamar Stutts, 51, of Lexington was traveling westbound onShelton Road when he traveled off the […]

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