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ABC Columbia
May 27, 2021 11:41 AM EDT
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher released the identity of a man who died as a result of a single vehicle accident in the 400 block of Dixired Road late Wednesday night in Leesville.
Around 11:55 p.m., the coroner says 27-year-old Damon Watts Jaynes’ vehicle left the roadway, struck an embankment and overturned. Authorities say he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say he was not wearing a seat belt.
Officials say there was also a passenger in the vehicle who was not wearing a seat belt. Authorities say they were taken to an area hospital with serious injuries.
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ABC Columbia
May 7, 2021 6:39 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher released the identity of a man who died Thursday after a shooting at approximately 12:15 p.m. on Luke Street. The coroner says 30-year-old Harkeem Quaman Akins, of Gaston, was pronounced dead at an area hospital after he suffered an gunshot wound to the upper body.
The incident remains under investigation by the West Columbia Police Department.
ABC Columbia
May 5, 2021 11:26 AM EDT
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of a woman who died as a result of a single vehicle collision on Tuesday around 6 p.m. Officials say 56-year-old Rhonda Faye Beaty, of Leesville, was traveling in the 2100 block of Broad Street when her vehicle veered off the right side of the road and collided with a tree.
Authorities say she was pronounced dead at an area hospital. According to investigators, Beaty was the only one in the vehicle, and she was not wearing a seat belt.
The incident remains under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol.