Pedestrian Cherie Danielle Wingate, 24, killed in collision with alleged hit-and-run driver Troy Hunter, 29, on SC Highway 441 in Sumter County, South Carolina
Man charged with leaving scene in fatal Sumter traffic wreck
Authorities were able to locate the driver, 29-year-old Troy Hunter, and he was been charged with leaving the scene of a collision involving death. He is being held at the Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.
Man, 29, charged in collision involving pedestrian
Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker said Cherie Danielle Wingate, 24, was killed in the crash that happened around 4 a.m. on Thursday.
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