Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher

Medical event preceded fatal crash, coroner identifies man who died

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who was pronounced deceased following a motor vehicle collision that occurred on U.S. Highway 378 near the intersection of Shorty Road at approximately 6:30 p.m., Tuesday. According to Fisher, Mr. Michael Wayne Harrison, 75, of Gilbert was pronounced dead at the scene. Mr. Harrison was turning […]

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Lexington County Coroner’s Office overloaded because of COVID-related deaths

There were 235 people who died in Lexington County in 2020 who had COVID-19 at the time of their death, according to the Lexington County Coroner’s Office. The pandemic started in March, so the numbers are for nine months. The death count for Lexington County in 2019 was more than 2,500. In 2020 it was […]

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1 person dies in Lexington County crash

One person died in a Lexington County crash, Wednesday night. The driver of a 2002 Toyota four-door ran off the road and hit a pole said SC Highway Patrol Trooper Sonny Collins. The incident happened around 9:35 p.m. The car was traveling west on Hermitage Road when it ran off the road, hit a utility […]

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