Highway Patrol still investigating Hit and Run near Westminster

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is appealing to the public for any information that can help solve a hit and run early Saturday afternoon near Westminster, says Lance Corporal Joe Hovis, Community Relations Officer for Troop 3. “We have some flyers out. Basically we’re looking for a Jeep SUV, it looks like it is gray in color. We had a pedestrian on Clearmont Road and the vehicle was traveling, I belove it was east on Clearmont Road and ran off the road and struck the pedestrian. The pedestrian was injured and taken to the hospital. The Jeep did not stop. So, we are looking for any information to see if we can find, not only the vehicle, but its driver.” If you have any information of this hit and run, call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC or the South Carolina Highway Patrol at 1-864-241-1000.