Woman near mailbox killed when hit by car in Chester County, officials say
A 90-year-old woman who was walking in the road near her mailbox in Chester County was killed Monday afternoon after being struck by a car, officials said.
Ernestine Bedenbaugh, of Wylie’s Mill Road, was identified as the victim, said Terry Tinker, Chester County Coroner.
Bedenbaugh lived in front of the the collision site and apparently had put items in the outgoing mail when she was struck, Tinker said.
The collision happened around 3 p.m. on S.C. 223, also called Wylie’s Mill Road, said Master Trooper Gary Miller of the S.C. Highway Patrol. The area is near Richburg, close to major highways S.C. 9 and Interstate 77.
Bednebaugh was struck by a 1999 Toyota sedan, Miller said. The driver of the Toyota and a passenger were not hurt, Miller said.
No charges have been filed, Miller said. The wreck remains under investigation by the S.C. Department of Public Safety and the coroner’s office.
The fatality is the eighth on a Chester County road in 2021, public safety department statistics show. In South Carolina, 92 pedestrians have been killed in collisions in 2021, statistics show.
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This story was originally published August 9, 2021 at 6:36 PM.
