LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — A 74-year-old man is dead after being struck three times on a Lexington County road on Thursday evening, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Now, we know his name.
Troopers say the crashes happened around 7:17 p.m. Thursday on US 178 near Washboard Road, three miles north of Pelion.
According to troopers, an unknown vehicle traveling west on US 178 struck a pedestrian, later identified as 74-year-old Robert W. Barrs of Pelion. The driver then left the scene. Officials said a second unknown vehicle traveling east on US 178 struck the pedestrian and left the scene. A 2009 Chevrolet sedan traveling east then struck the pedestrian a third time.
The Lexington County Coroner's Office said that surveillance video showed more than 30 vehicles drove past Barrs before one driver stopped and called 911 around 7:36 p.m. The pedestrian died at the scene, according to officials.
The incident remains under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
