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Person changing tire on roadside struck, killed by car

South Carolina Trooper FILE (WSOC)

YORK COUNTY, S.C. — Someone was killed Wednesday night while trying to change a tire on a median along Highway 161 in York County, troopers said.

The person was changing a tire on a stranded 2004 Ford Expedition when they were struck by a westbound 2020 Lexus near Rocky Creek Road outside York at 10:35 p.m.

They died at the scene.

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The crash is under investigation.

The coroner is expected to release the name of the victim.

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