Crime & Safety

Update: Info Sought on Hit-And-Run

State Patrol seeks clues regarding body found last December on I-26.

Update 7:03 p.m. Feb. 9: Dorchester County Coroner has identified the man killed in the Nov. 6 hit-and-run incident as Adam Dwane Harned, 24, of Reevesville.

DORCHESTER COUNTY — Authorities are seeking information about a hit-and-run near mile marker 177 on Interstate 26, which left a man dead and .

S.C. Highway Patrol said the incident occurred Nov. 6 as the pedestrian was crossing the interstate. 

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Thursday, Dorchester County Coroner Chris Nisbet confirmed the man's identity as Adam Dwane Harned, 24, of Reevesville. He was positively identified through SLED by comparing DNA from known standards (such as a tooth brush) and DNA from the autopsy, according to Nisbet. 

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An autopsy showed skull fractures and multiple extremity fractures. 

If you have any information about this collision or if you can provide information on the vehicle, contact the South Carolina Highway Patrol at 803-531-6855 or 1-800-768-1507, or you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.

Updated to correct month of the funeral. 

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