Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher

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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Lexington County Coroner identifies pedestrian who died after being hit near I-26 in Cayce

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident on Frontage Road near Commerce Drive along the 113 westbound of the I-16 exit ramp in the Cayce area of Lexington County at approximately 4:24 a.m., Wednesday. According to Fisher, Mr. Curt Alan Davis, 49, of Cayce was […]

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Man dies from injuries sustained in a Lexington County motorcycle accident

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a motorcycle vs vehicle accident at Juniper Springs Road near Wire Road in the Gilbert area of Lexington County at approximately 8:30 p.m.. on Friday. According to Fisher, Mr. Christopher Lee Wingard, 39, of Leesville was traveling southbound on Juniper Springs Road when […]

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23-year-old man dies after being shot early Sunday morning in the parking lot of a Lexington County bar

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher is releasing the identity of a man who was shot outside of abar in the 1000 block of Savannah Highway in the Swansea area of Lexington County on Sunday. Fisher states that Mr. Rodney McKensey James Jr., 23, of Wagener, SC, was transported to an area hospital where he was […]

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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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