Shannon Octavous Cross, 31, was killed, Gary Jeter Sr., 44, was arrested following a hit-and-run collision on U.S. Highway 29 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg man arrested in fatal hit-and-run accident
The Highway Patrol says 31-year-old Shannon Octavous Cross of Spartanburg died after he was struck while lying on U.S. Highway 29 early Saturday. Troopers don’t know why Cross was lying in the road near the Interstate 26 overpass when he was hit.
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