Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher

Lexington man dies 2 weeks after being injured in a motorcycle crash

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher on Monday released the identity of the person who was killed in a motorcycle vs. vehicle accident on July 31. The collision occurred at the intersection of West Columbia Avenue and Oak Street in Batesburg. According to Coroner Fisher, Morgan Lyle Bevensee, 59, of Lexington was riding his motorcycle while […]

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Lexington County Coroner identifies man killed in officer-involved shooting on I-26

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of the suspect killed in the shooting incident on I-26 EB at exit 91 in Lexington County Sunday night. According to Coroner Fisher, Mr. Phillip John Walden, 40, of Taylors was killed during this incident.  Mr. Walden died at the scene due to multiple gunshot wounds […]

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14-year-old killed in West Columbia shooting is identified by coroner

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of the teen killed in the 800 block of Osage Ave in West Columbia at approximately 1 p.m., Saturday. Fisher stated that Mr. Daeun Mercelis Odom, 14, of Gaston was found dead on scene with an apparent gunshot wound to the upper body. The West Columbia […]

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2 killed in I-26 in wrong-direction crash, Lexington County coroner identifies

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individuals who died as a result of a multiple vehicle accident. It occurred on Interstate 26 near the 119 Mile Marker, at approximately 5:30 a.m., Sunday. According to Fisher, Ms. Christian D. Lucille, 34, of Columbia, was travelling west in the wrong direction on Interstate 26 near […]

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Pedestrian is hit and killed on I-26 in Lexington County; Coroner identifies

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the pedestrian who was killed after being struck by a vehicle Sunday around midnight, on Interstate 26 near the 114 Mile Marker. According to Fisher, Mr. Andre K. Howell, 25, of Clinton, was walking in the road to retrieve an item that had fallen from his vehicle when […]

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Teen who was shot and killed is identified by Lexington County coroner

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who was fatally shot in the 100 block of Miranda Road in West Columbia, at approximately 4 p.m., Saturday. According to Fisher, Mr. Direko C. Thomas, 18, of Columbia was pronounced dead on the scene due to multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body. The Lexington […]

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Coroner identifies man who died in fiery Lexington County crash

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single-vehicle accident. The crash occurred in the 2000 block of South Lake Drive, about four miles south of South Congaree, at approximately 12:10 p.m., Wednesday. According to Fisher, Mr. Maurice Valentino Myers, 58, of Lexington was pronounced dead at the scene due […]

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1 killed in Lexington County crash

One person died in a crash in Lexington County, Wednesday. It occurred on South Lake Drive (or SC 6) near New Orangeburg Road, about four miles south of South Congaree, according to Lance Cpl. Tyler Tidwell of the S.C. Highway Patrol. A 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer was traveling west on SC 6 when the driver veered […]

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