SC woman killed in crashes with pickup truck and minivan is identified by coroner
A pedestrian was killed Saturday night in a crash that involved a pickup truck and an SUV, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Nettie Hubbard, an 83-year-old Elgin resident, was identified as the pedestrian who died, Kershaw County Coroner David West said Sunday.
The collision happened at about 8:50 p.m. Saturday in Kershaw County, according to Master Trooper William Bennett of the Highway Patrol.
Hubbard was walking on White Pond Road in the Elgin area, according to Bennett. She was walking toward a gas station, West said.
Near the intersection with Haigs Creek Drive, not far from Exit 87 on Interstate 20, Hubbard was hit by a 2013 Ford pickup that was driving south on White Pond Road, Bennett said.
Hubbard was then hit by a 2019 Honda minivan that was driving north on White Pond Road, according to Bennett.
Hubbard died at the scene, West said.
Bennett said two people were in the pickup and four more in the minivan, and none of them were hurt. No other injuries were reported.
There was no word if any of the occupants in the vehicles involved in the crashes were wearing seat belts, but the collisions continue to be investigated by the Highway Patrol and coroner’s office.
Through Wednesday, 157 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2024, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, 999 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.
At least one person has died in a Kershaw County crash in 2024, according to DPS data. There were 11 deaths reported in the county in 2023, DPS reported.
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This story was originally published March 17, 2024 at 9:42 AM with the headline "SC woman killed in crashes with pickup truck and minivan is identified by coroner."
