Columbia man walking on highway killed after crash, coroner’s office says
Days after being involved in a collision, a Columbia man died at a Richland County hospital, the Newberry County Coroner’s Office said Thursday.
Jeffery Quattlebaum, 29, died Wednesday at Prisma Health Richland, three days after he was hit while walking on Interstate 26, Coroner Laura Kneece said.
The crash happened after 11 p.m. on Aug. 23, according to Master Trooper Brandon Bolt of the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Quattlebaum was walking west on I-26 when he was hit by a 2006 Honda Civic heading in the same direction, Bolt said. The collision occurred at the 80 mile marker, not far from the exit for Prosperity and Pomaria, which is the junction with S.C. 773.
While the pedestrian was taken to the hospital, the driver of the Honda was wearing a seat belt and was not hurt, according to Bolt.
No other injuries were reported.
The crash continues to be investigated by the coroner’s office and Highway Patrol.
Quattlebaum is the fourth pedestrian killed in a Newberry County crash in 2020, according to the Department of Public Safety. Overall, 10 people have died in collisions in Newberry County this year, DPS reported.
Through Thursday morning, 608 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2020 — and 96 were pedestrians — according DPS.
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This story was originally published August 27, 2020 at 1:15 PM with the headline "Columbia man walking on highway killed after crash, coroner’s office says."
