YORK COUNTY, S.C. — The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating after a woman walking along Interstate 77 in York County died after being hit by two SUVs last Thursday night.
According to investigators, the collision happened just before 9:30 p.m. in the southbound lanes of I-77, about three miles north of Fort Mill.
TRAFFIC ALERT: Accident I-77 Southbound between Carowinds Blvd. and Gold Hill Rd. Deputies & SCHP on scene. Multiple lanes are blocked. #YCSONews #Traffic pic.twitter.com/zp4rsLWNIW
— York County Sheriff (@YCSO_SC) November 12, 2021
Troopers said a Jeep SUV heading southbound hit the woman, who was walking in the far right lane of the interstate. A second SUV, a Chevy, then also hit the woman. She died at the scene, investigators said.
On Monday the coroner identified the victim as 21-year-old Larkyn Robinson, or Marshville. Autopsy and toxicology results are still pending.
Both drivers were not hurt, troopers said.
The southbound lanes of I-77 at the Welcome Center were shut down for hours, reopening before 2 a.m.
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