Victims fatally hit while crossing I-26 West in Lexington are identified
Mar 1, 2021 7:54 AM EST
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LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – The Lexington County Coroner’s Office has identified the victims that were fatally hit by a vehicle on Saturday.
Coroner Margaret Fisher says Frank Bates, 64 and Bobbie Jenkins, 70, died on I-26 West near Exit 119 from their injuries.
Authorities say before 4 a.m., the vehicle the couple was travelling in had become disabled in the median.
According to Highway Patrol, Bates and Jenkins were crossing I-26 West, when they were both hit by a vehicle.
Troopers say the driver, who was wearing a seatbelt, wasn’t injured.
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(Courtesy: LCSD) Crime scene of shooting on Adams Terrace Court.
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – The Lexington County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who shot a woman multiple times, then turned the gun on himself on Wednesday.
Coroner Margaret Fisher says Raymond Metze, 28, died at a hospital from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Lexington County deputies say Metze abducted a woman, with whom he shares a child with and had previously been in a relationship with her, from a medical office on Wednesday morning.
Officials say he forced her to drive to the woods at the end of Adams Terrace Court in Dixiana.
DHEC death certificate delays continue in SC, leaving families waiting weeks
DHEC death certificate delays continue in SC, leaving families waiting weeks By Caroline Coleburn | January 27, 2021 at 8:38 PM EST - Updated January 28 at 7:17 AM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Losing a loved one is already a nightmare. For some South Carolina families, that grieving process has been prolonged as they have had to wait weeks to hold a burial.
That’s because of a death certificate delay, caused by the Department of Health and Environmental Control’s new system for filing death certificates.
DHEC moved to Genesis Systems on January 11 because the old one used Adobe Flash, which was set to expire on Jan. 12. Since then, the system has experienced glitches, leaving some families in limbo.