Crime & Safety

Body of Male Found on I-26 Struck By Vehicle

Dorchester County Coroner rules a vehicle caused the skull fractures on body found at mile marker 178; identity still unknown.

A vehicle struck and killed the man found Thursday, according to Dorchester County Coroner Chris Nisbet, who performed an autopsy on the body Thursday.

The identity of the man is still not clear at this time. However, the coroner has said he is a younger, white male.

, and his body, which has likely been dead for several weeks, showed skull fractures and multiple extremity fractures. 

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