Columbia PD’s Traffic Safety Unit continuing to investigate fatal vehicle-pedestrian collision

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Columbia PD’s Traffic Safety Unit is continuing to investigate a fatal vehicle-pedestrian collision that occurred September 22, say officers.

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Columbia PD’s Traffic Safety Unit is continuing to investigate a fatal vehicle-pedestrian collision that occurred September 22, say officers. (Photo: Columbia Police Dept.)

The fatal collision happened in the 7600 block of Garners Ferry Road.

The preliminary investigation indicates the vehicle was traveling westbound when it hit a pedestrian who was unlawfully in the roadway and not within a crosswalk at the time of the collision, police say.

The pedestrian died as a result of injuries sustained during the collision, and the investigation remains ongoing.
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