Pedestrian hit and killed by a vehicle in Rembert

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A Ridgeway man was struck and killed by a vehicle on Saturday according to a news release from Sumter County Coroner's Office.

Jeremy Qualls, 37, of Springville Rd., Ridgeway, was pronounced dead on the scene. Qualls was walking in the roadway about 1 a.m. on U.S. 521 North in Rembert when he was hit.

According to the release, an autopsy will be performed at a later date at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Sumter County Coroner’s office along with the South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating.