Man dies at Rock Hill hospital after Celanese Road hit and run. Police search for driver
A man has died after what appears to be a fatal hit and run crash in Rock Hill Sunday night, police said.
Officers found the 44-year-old in the street on Celanese Road near Interstate 77 before 6:45 p.m., the Rock Hill Police Department said in a statement. The man died later at Piedmont Medical Center hospital, police said. He has not been identified.
It is believed the man who died was a pedestrian, Lt. Michael Chavis said Monday.
“All indications are he was struck while on foot,” Chavis said.
Police have not located the vehicle or driver involved in the collision, according to Chavis and the statement from the department.
The department’s Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction team continues to investigate.
Celanese Road near I-77 is one of York County’s busiest streets with more than 47,000 vehicles per day on average, according to S.C. Department of Transportation statistics.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the police department at 803-329-7200.
