ROCK HILL, S.C. — A baseball coach from Rock Hill died on the way to a game in Sumter over the weekend, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Troopers said Legion Collegiate Academy Coach Jalen Benjamin died after being hit by a tractor-trailer Saturday morning.
Since the accident, a memorial scholarship fund has been established in his honor.
A memorial service will also be held for Benjamin this Saturday at Oakdale Baptist Church in Rock Hill.
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