No charges in pedestrian fatality in Rembert

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UPDATE 11:28 a.m.: Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker has identified the deceased as James Leonard, 57, of Rembert.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, states a news release from the coroner's office.

Leonard's next of kin have been notified and an autopsy will be scheduled for later date in Newberry.

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The driver involved in a collision with a pedestrian in Rembert that resulted in a fatality on Tuesday will not be charged, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol.

At 9:20 p.m., the driver of the 2013 Nissan, who was traveling west on Spring Hill Road, struck the pedestrian who was walking in the roadway, said Lance Cpl. Sonny Collins.

The pedestrian died as a result of the crash, he said.

Collins said the driver was not injured and would not be charged because the pedestrian was walking in the road at the time of the wreck.